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Microsoft has begun a program to produce “frontier” models to compete with ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude, Google’s Gemini, and some Chinese models.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
And in recent months several companies have begun bragging about how well they are doing with this top-tier economic class.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
While private-equity deals and asset sales are continuing the recovery begun last year, fundraising remains the weak link.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
"The next two years we will have an architect team in place and they have begun the planning phase," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
The hope that had begun to mount in me tumbled.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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