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begin

[bih-gin] / bɪˈgɪn /




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When Spurs' centre-backs are on the ball, opposing midfielders and forwards begin to push up, creating space for Spurs' attacking midfielders between the lines.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

“Once someone you trust says, ‘I’m invested in this too,’ social proof can begin replacing independent due diligence.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Before a venue can begin trading any stock tokenized by a third party, it must give the issuing company 30 days notice.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Trump and Xi agreed to begin talks on AI safety during the U.S. president’s visit to Beijing this spring, suggesting a strategic alignment could emerge to address the threat.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

You never know whose territory might cross your own, whose mystery might begin to unfold in front of you, at just the right moment.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The process begins by directing antimuons from PSI's accelerator into a thin layer of superfluid helium.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

Is it aliens we are seeking, “The Pineapple” begins to ask, or simply perhaps purpose?

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

The main tailgate party begins at 10:00 - seven hours before kick-off - serving authentic Kansas barbecue food, and there will be cheerleaders and marching bands on Wembley Way.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

The distinction is especially important now as Washington begins to legislate in an atmosphere shaped by the more dramatic version of this story.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Then I take my seat next to Ma and listen intently as the priest begins the celebration.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

All of that began to change a few weeks ago.

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

Yemen’s war began in 2014, when the Houthis swept into the nation’s capital, San’a.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

He began opening small nurseries, staffed by volunteers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

The pair - now 80 and 81 - began writing to each other and soon built up a rapport, with regular letters going back and forth between Scotland and the United States.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

The discordant song about Clare began again, led by the largest boy in the group.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

“The Pineapple” promised to be intense, but even hours before the show had begun, it had me startled.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

He’d already begun to work on a podcast and possible documentary about the case when he asked me, an old acquaintance, to partner with him.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Local people have begun to mobilise their opposition to it through social media, but Jamie clearly feels it will ruin the area.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Driscoll’s has begun growing more offseason blueberries in China, and is increasing blueberry exports from Yunnan to other countries in Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

As the summer wore on, the boy had begun, if not to enjoy his weekly conversations with the social worker, at least not to dread them.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

That brings me back to the incident many years ago, as I stood in the Russian woods with my friend, underdressed and with my teeth beginning to chatter.

From Salon Sep. 19, 2026

Damien Corvin believes the gap between starting out in Northern Ireland and building a career is beginning to narrow.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

Palisades, which drops to 1-4, has a bye next week before beginning Western League play Oct.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

“A flat tire has a beginning, a middle, and an end,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

In the beginning, she thought I had lost my mind.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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