begun

Example Sentences

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El Niño - the natural Pacific weather pattern that pushes up global temperatures - has officially begun, US scientists say.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Mark Olsen: It was recently announced that they have begun the casting process to replace Daniel Craig in the beloved and long-running James Bond franchise.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Business executives have begun to balk at the high prices for AI usage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

In the DOJ’s aborted investigation of Southern Coal, prosecutors and federal agents had begun to gather evidence, scrutinizing testimony in the Justices’ various civil trials, and had approached former employees seeking information.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

And yet, they’d sort of begun treating it like it was real, like they believed it.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix