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begun

[bih-guhn] / bɪˈgʌn /


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She announced in March 2024 that she had been diagnosed with cancer, without revealing which type, and said that she had begun chemotherapy.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Humanitarian agencies have said such large-scale action has not yet begun.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

OpenAI’s, by some indications, has begun to plateau.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The organization has already begun interviews, Pelinka said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Once ashore, preliminary removal of the concretion that covered most of the artifacts from their centuries-long home on the ocean floor was begun.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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