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commenced

[kuh-menst] / kəˈmɛnst /
ADJECTIVE
originated
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ADJECTIVE
started
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Filming for the series has commenced in Tenby, Cardiff and along the south Wales coastline.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The four stocks joined the S&P 500 as trading commenced on Monday.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Many Americans were still in the region as hostilities commenced, and were left with little help from both the State Department and U.S. embassies.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026

Never mind that the FDA blessed the biomarker measure before Regenxbio had commenced its trial.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Then I sat down on the bottom step, put my face in my hands, and commenced to mourn.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns