beginnings

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“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

Go to the beginnings of Hollywood and there are Robin Hood movies: Douglas Fairbanks, Errol Flynn, some shorts from even earlier.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The brand's hit products -- the Mac, iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad -- command a cult-like following, long after the company's humble beginnings on April 1, 1976 in Jobs's garage in Cupertino, California.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 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

It was because she has trouble saying words sometimes, especially beginnings, like b’s and t’s and k’s.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff