Pass
Pass verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.
Set in
Set in verb - To come into existence.
Both terms in one sentence
- Also, Jhegaala, set in the East, features a Father Noji, a priest of Verra who could very easily pass for an Eastern Orthodox or Roman Catholic village priest in our world.
Source: Literature / Dragaera - Green's Shadows Fall is set in a community of fictional characters, awaiting their turn to pass through the Forever Door to whatever afterlife lies beyond.
Source: Prophecy Twist -
But when it was released, it was a reminder that as Star Trek: Voyager was set in the Delta Quadrant, sooner or later the ship would hit Borg space — something which came to pass several months later.
Source: Film / Star Trek: First Contact
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