beginnings
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The Wrap said "at times it betrays its amateur beginnings with clunky plotting."
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
“It should reflect American values: hard work, humble beginnings, doing right by your neighbor,” the interior designer Annie Elliott told HuffPost.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
Across the album’s nearly 80 minutes, Mr. Kahan’s struggle to reconcile his modest beginnings with his outsize success eventually wears you out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
The best coming-of-age stories derive their power from being endings as much as beginnings.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
He felt weak and shivery, as though he were recovering from a bad bout of flu; he also felt the beginnings of shame.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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