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The Canadian convenience-store operator expects to commence the offer around late August and complete the deal by December.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
If all goes well, orders are likely to commence next year.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Complications commence when a space research vessel smashes into Prodigy Corp.-controlled Bangkok.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
"His condition continues to deteriorate and will need more fully to be reviewed before any trial may commence," argued the defence.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
The inoculations of those who have not yet suffered the disease shall commence shortly.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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July 6: Boeing commences production on the "North Line" in Everett, Washington, part of a strategy to increase output of the 737 MAX.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The expansion adds 900,000 tons of brown paper production, which starts in 1Q, and 1.5 million tons of white paper production, which commences in 2H, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Students who test negative for tuberculosis will be allowed to return to campus even after hybrid learning commences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
District Judge Tanya Chutkan, has to decide before the actual trial commences what evidence proffered by the DOJ will be admissible.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2024
As Ms. Wyman commences to speak, she forms her mouth into the perfect imitation of a smile.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
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“The solution is not to allow Petitioners to illegally complete the entire ballroom just because they illegally commenced it,” lawyers for the trust wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Structural removal commenced Tuesday and is now 6.5% complete, and there are around 200 people working on the site around the clock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
That’s changed since last fall, when a historic borrowing spree to fund AI infrastructure commenced.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Debt and lease liabilities rose 68% in the last quarter to $162 billion, and the company has another $261 billion in lease liabilities that hadn’t commenced as of February.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
And the process of mythologizing Bobby commenced in earnest.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Hanson said she was "disappointed" with the decision and that she and her legal team would review it "with a view to commencing an appeal in the High Court of Australia".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Reports indicate SpaceX is targeting a June listing with trading commencing shortly after.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
Also, it’s commencing a structurally stronger earnings cycle, with margin expansion expected to be aided by drivers including higher contribution from complex and differentiated formulations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
All matches will be played around the weekend commencing Saturday, 10 January 2026.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025
“Mister Devine,” the governor said, abruptly rising from the stool and commencing to pace deliberately up and down the center of the room.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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