commenced
Example Sentences
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This July, the company commenced eviction proceedings against Mr Chesworth and his wife.
From BBC
Shortly before filming on that project commenced, he remembers, he had lunch with Isabelle Huppert, who had just seen Reinsve onstage in Oslo and raved about “this one young actor in the purple dress.”
From Los Angeles Times
The Rose Bowl Operating Co. and the City of Pasadena have commenced a legal battle with hopes of forcing the team to stay.
From Los Angeles Times
As the process commenced, Clyburn had a problem: His once majority Black district had suffered a daunting exodus of residents since the last count.
From Salon
"March has been our strongest month of performance since the turnaround commenced," Chief Executive Daniel Frumkin said in a statement.
From Reuters
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