- present participle of begin.
beginning
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Scientists have long thought that planets took much longer to become possible, with significant planet formation beginning several billion years into cosmic history.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
These data centers create jobs and we’re beginning to see a bigger effort to flex that influence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"British bakers are beginning to explore corn more confidently".
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
It also warned, “fire behavior is beginning to increase.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
We get hot dogs and lemonades and shuffle into our row side-ways, just as the game is beginning, squeezing past the people who are already in their seats.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
That would place the beginnings of planet formation remarkably close to the dawn of the Universe, even before the first galaxies had fully emerged.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
She was dubbed by the press as the Cinderella of Kristiansand - a reference to her humble beginnings.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
As winter gave way to spring, I tracked the almost hourly change in blossoming trees beyond the fences, grateful to see the physical manifestation of new beginnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
“But profound beginnings can happen. You see that for Langdon. In Season 1 he is very ego-forward. But he has gone away and realized, ‘I am probably the worst.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The beginnings of the new warren had been hollowed out among the roots of one of the beech trees.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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