beginning and end
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Without water, its locks that lift and lower ships at the beginning and end of the journey would not function.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
As the planet transits its star, it rotates slightly between the beginning and end of the event.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
No one, not vocalist Philip Bailey, percussionist Ralph Johnson or Verdine White, disputes that Maurice White was the beginning and end of Earth, Wind & Fire, musically, aesthetically, administratively or quasi-militarily.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
“Shadow Ticket’s” structure turns the current film adaptation of “Vineland” inside out — that would be “One Battle After Another,” whose thrilling middle more than redeems an only slightly off-key beginning and end.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
It didn’t require much thought and it was a task with a clear beginning and end.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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