embark
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A representative of the local trekking authority, the Annapurna Conservation Area Project, said some 700 trekkers were still waiting in Pokhara to embark on the Annapurna Circuit.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The 407-foot-tall rocket was scheduled to embark on a nearly 10-hour mission in which it was to complete six orbits around the Earth before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
The pressure is mounting as aggressive competitors embark on an unprecedented poaching spree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Everything you need to know about the Rams and Chargers as they embark on a new season in hopes of reaching the Super Bowl in February.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
One is long life expectancy, which in principle should give prospective inventors the years necessary to accumulate technical knowledge, as well as the patience and security to embark on long development programs yielding delayed rewards.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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As Radcliff embarks on his investing journey, he has a goal of graduating debt-free with $250,000 in assets.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
When any side embarks on the sort of root and branch revolution the Italian presided over this summer, it is inevitable there will be teething problems and time required for understandings and relationships to form.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
In order to learn, Sullivan, played by Joel McCrea, embarks on a road trip disguised as a tramp and all kinds of terrible things happen to him that happen to people without resources.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Until it embarks on a sustained and meaningful cultural shift, working cooperatively with patients and families, many fear it will continue to fail mothers and babies.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Temptation.—David embarks upon the wide wide Sea.—Youth at the Prow and Pleasure at the Helm.—A daring Navigator.—A baffled and confounded Navigator.—Lost!
From Among the Brigands by James De Mille
He had embarked on that trip to get funds to rebuild his family’s home after an earthquake in 2016, said his mother, Elena Véliz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
That is the contention of Marieke Blom, chief economist at Dutch bank ING, who has embarked on a mission to correct some of the gloomier misconceptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Thomas Tuchel talked about England having to "embrace the chaos" as they embarked on recovery from the crushing disappointment of World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
He said the eight sailors included "the Lincoln crew and sailors from the carrier airwing, strike group and destroyer squadron staff, escorting destroyers and all embarked aviation squadrons".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Protected by its wide canopy, the three of them embarked on the long trek to the Campo Santa Margherita.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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The 407-foot-tall rocket is embarking on a nearly 10-hour mission in which it is to complete six orbits around the Earth before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
The band’s five members are embarking on a music tour performing at malls and will do meet-and-greets in Gap stores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Unusually for a royal, he was educated at local state schools before embarking upon a four-year-long naval career, graduating from the Norwegian Naval Academy in 1995.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The cargo boat is embarking on a three-and-a-half week journey from Bangkok to California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Whereas Robert Stewart Howard was wealthy, his son evidently refused to base his life on its advantages, embarking on his westward journey with virtually no money to his name.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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