beginnings

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This evolution -- 18 years after the company's scrappy beginnings in San Francisco -- is one of Airbnb's answers to increasingly tough restrictions on short-term rentals in key markets.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

He wants us to see Anthony as someone who “feeds into a story of new beginnings in North America,” the origins of our melting-pot society.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 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

The best coming-of-age stories derive their power from being endings as much as beginnings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

But there’s creases round his eyes and already I can see the beginnings of it, so soon it’s gotta be right up front in his Noise, and I have to ask, “Cillian?”

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness