End
End verb - Bring to an end or halt.
Usage example: She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime
Set about
Set about verb - Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.
Both terms in one sentence
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At the end of the Camelot 3000 comic series, King Arthur is dead and the surviving knights set about rebuilding the civilization of Earth.
Source: And the Adventure Continues - Time Skip- Coga Suro 2 is set about 18 years after the end of Coga Suro, and is [eventually] centred more around Steve's grown-up kids.
Source: Webcomic / Coga Suro - Set about a year after the end of the movie, this fic mainly focuses on Layla who, after her mother's death, starts exploring her villainous side.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Sky High (2005)
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