embark on

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Sibling rivalry does not always improve when you get older and embark on adult life.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Think about all the other ones passengers could bring with them when they embark on a cruise.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

College graduates get a pep talk—and a wake-up call—as they embark on their careers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

When everyone focuses on sourdough starters, The Dog who adopted me over half a decade ago, and I, embark on a journey in my little Spanish house surrounded by San Diego desert soil.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

It is this very anomaly, on the other hand, which makes these texts the perfect place to embark on a new, post-Kuhnian history of science.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton