beginning and end

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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

These visible operations represent only the beginning and end of a five-stage process that brings fossil fuels from the ground to their final use.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2025

The beginning and end of Ollie Robinson's Test career.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

They did formal interviews at the beginning and end of that car ride, but for most of the trip they just chatted and got to know each other.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

The beginning and end in real time can be very different from each other.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking