beginnings

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The story follows O'Grady's beginnings on Merseyside and on the London club scene before he became well known across the country.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

The beginnings of British settlement in North America are hardly untrodden territory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The Wrap said "at times it betrays its amateur beginnings with clunky plotting."

From Barron's • May 20, 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

I looked at the side of his face: petulant, irritable, glasses low on the tip of his sharp little nose and the beginnings of jowls at his jawline.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt