beginnings
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“It gave me a foot in the door,” Foote said of her call-center beginnings.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 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
On the heels of her biggest exhibition yet, Davis reflects on her beginnings and being “taken for granted when you live in the same city that you were born in.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
It is a far cry from his humble beginnings and unusual route into the sport.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
The beginnings of an idea scratched at the back of his skull, an itch, the barest inkling.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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