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Campuswide work on this topic commenced in the fall of 2024, with the creation of an interdisciplinary group of faculty to consider reforms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Poland also announced "aviation operations" had commenced following the Russian attack.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
“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
The perplexed company contacted the police and investigations commenced.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
She stood straight up, shaded her eyes with her right hand, then threw the rake to the side and commenced running at me.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
