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The reason behind treating her differently was that she had begun gender-affirming care that included both puberty blockers and hormone therapy starting when she was 10 years old.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

For Quantinuum and its newly vocal backers, it seems the real countdown to that milestone has just begun.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Iran’s oil exports have already begun to rise despite tit-for-tat strikes in recent days, tanker trackers say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

The team had begun cutting concrete and steel to get to the man, who could be heard but not seen, Espy said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Six friends had begun the morning making a fire, fishing, sleeping in.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone