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He had ordered an accelerated hearing after the high-profile trial commenced in August 2025.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Principal photography commenced later that year in Cannes, Nice and the Côte d’Azur, and re-created the festival atmosphere.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The offer hasn’t yet commenced and remains subject to regulatory approvals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

By the time hostilities commenced in the Middle East it had halved, and Michael Saylor’s bitcoin vehicle suffered an even more vertiginous drop, from north of $450 last summer to a February trough of $106.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

“Jest fore Li’l Beulah got thar, a storm come up and hailstones big as this commenced a-fallin’.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns