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
When I visited, at least, it played—mercifully—only at the beginning and end, not throughout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
This is usually done at the beginning and end of altitude training.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025
Articulation depends on what is happening at the beginning and end of each segment, as well as in between the segments.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
