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embark

[em-bahrk] / ɛmˈbɑrk /


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"I am thrilled to embark on this new chapter with London City Lionesses," said Putellas.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

At the top of your memo, write, “Please read all of this before you embark on the house swap.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

The wildlife park said it believed Mary made an "abnormally large leap" to embark on her 15-day adventure.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

As Dunk and Egg embark on their next journey, the opening bars of “Sixteen Tons,” a 1947 song by Tennessee Ernie Ford, close out the season.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Seeing my face, she knew that I was about to embark on a life that neither of us wanted.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

He will also focus on ways of "improving high streets" as he embarks on a tour of the UK.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

He now embarks on the perilous process of trying to build a reform coalition within the Fed-o-sphere.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

Analysts see even bigger things ahead for Sandisk as the company embarks on a significant business transformation.

From MarketWatch May 1, 2026

The South Korean, already beloved in California as he embarks on his first full season, set up a first-half strike for David Martinez, before Denis Bouanga and Nathan Ordaz sealed victory.

From Barron's Feb. 22, 2026

Second contingent embarks for South Africa next week.”

From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 by Creswicke, Louis

She described the journey she has embarked on at London City Lionesses as one that can help her "find where my limits are" as a footballer.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

They also embarked on a strategy of signing younger players on lower wages, who can be moved in and out as required.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

He embarked on an aggressive hiring spree, using multimillion-dollar pay packages to attract talent from leading labs, and began development of Muse Spark, the new AI model Meta released in April.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

As word of the attacks spread, Jordan’s government, normally reticent about foreign military deployments in the country, embarked on damage control.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

We were soon embarked; they rowed us out toward the Crepuscule.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

He returned to PSV in 2023 and added two more consecutive Dutch league titles before embarking on his MLS adventure.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Cardiff-born Gill performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company and appeared in films including HMS Defiant and Zulu before embarking on a successful theatre directing career.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Tesla is embarking on a massive construction spree that Musk characterized on a conference call as probably the United States' "fastest industrial scale up since World War Two."

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

The Coen brothers claimed that they never read Homer before embarking on “O Brother,” but that’s the kind of thing contrarians say.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

They had visited briefly in early May, just before embarking on the ship.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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