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When the news conference commenced more than five hours later than planned, FAI chief executive David Courell said a players' vote on whether to play the game passed by a "significant majority".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Poland also announced "aviation operations" had commenced following the Russian attack.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
“The solution is not to allow Petitioners to illegally complete the entire ballroom just because they illegally commenced it,” lawyers for the trust wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Mr. Trump was talking to Tucker Carlson by phone in the weeks before the Iran war commenced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Then I sat down on the bottom step, put my face in my hands, and commenced to mourn.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
