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The court will begin hearing oral arguments on Monday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Because of this, Coates said he believes an attack by the US on Canada would not begin with an armed assault, but rather with more discreet means like cyberwarfare.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Once diners begin treating evidence of human effort as part of the product, efficiency itself can start looking suspicious.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Geffray said work would begin immediately to improve how students are represented and heard within the education system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
She didn’t say anything, but she rocked him back and forth in the way he liked, and after a moment Bat felt the sting of his tears begin to fade.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
The Doubs river rises in the French Jura mountains and normally forms a lake at Les Brenets, where it begins to mark the border between France's Franche-Comte region and Switzerland's Neuchatel canton.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
In the coming weeks, Hyundai begins production of robotaxis for Alphabet’s Waymo, a fierce competitor of Tesla.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Once the current becomes too large, the superconducting state begins to fail.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
A live band of middle-aged men begins jamming to an endless chorus of, “Because I used to love her, but it’s all over now.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
I have hours until my next shift begins.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Blazy began his career at Maison Margiela in 2011, before moving to Celine and then Calvin Klein in New York, where he worked under Belgian designer Raf Simons until they were both sacked in 2018.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The crew’s morning began in Kyiv before dawn with an air-raid alert and an evacuation of the station, recalls conductor Natalia Matsiiuk as she checks people’s tickets and ID.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
In September, his company began selling shares in the facility, aiming to raise $1.6 billion from up to 10 million shareholders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Sinfield began his final ultramarathon challenge in Hull on September 27 and visited all 12 Super League clubs along the way.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
To his bewilderment, they ascended farther still, at least five or six flights above the roofline, and Clare began to wonder if Hesterfowl was toying with him.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
In Kyiv, which is home to some three million people, residents have begun mulling what to do if that happens again.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The UAE has begun investigating whether the "incident was linked to any terrorist activity or purpose", according to the country's state news agency.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Hiring has also begun to broaden out beyond healthcare, which accounted for 95% of all new jobs in 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
AI slop has begun appearing on restaurant menus, signs and advertisements, offering food imagery that looks optimized for appetite without necessarily resembling anything a person could cook.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Not quite dinner, but an hour in which Mrs. Dannenberg would likely have begun preparing for the evening meal.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
A relentless triple-header beginning in Azerbaijan and stopping in Malaysia finally concludes in Singapore next Sunday, 11 Oct.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
It’s beginning to feel a lot like 2006, Gonzales said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
A column of smoke rises to the east, over the center of Kyiv, where the sky is beginning to brighten.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Social posts predicted “the beginning of the end,” along with smaller portions and worse food.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
The sun’s frail light no longer broke the canopy, and in the deepening shadows, the faint glow of the four realms was beginning to appear.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
