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commence

[kuh-mens] / kəˈmɛns /


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Boeing has said it will obtain US certification in 2026 for the MAX 7 and MAX 10, and deliveries of the 777X will commence in 2027.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

The nonprofit said at the time that it would continue operating the East Potomac course “until the National Park Service is ready to commence a historic restoration there.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Complications commence when a space research vessel smashes into Prodigy Corp.-controlled Bangkok.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

"His condition continues to deteriorate and will need more fully to be reviewed before any trial may commence," argued the defence.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

We passed a few sad hours until eleven o’clock, when the trial was to commence.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

The expansion adds 900,000 tons of brown paper production, which starts in 1Q, and 1.5 million tons of white paper production, which commences in 2H, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

District Judge Tanya Chutkan, has to decide before the actual trial commences what evidence proffered by the DOJ will be admissible.

From Salon Oct. 19, 2024

"The synthesis process is undermined and fewer proteins of the subunit ND5, which is of central relevance to complex I, are formed because the whole process commences with the respiratory chain," added Friedland.

From Science Daily Apr. 25, 2024

Now the waiting game commences for when - and how - she will throw in the towel.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2024

Starting with her thumb, she commences counting down, rolling each finger one at a time into her palm as she talked.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis

Structural removal commenced Tuesday and is now 6.5% complete, and there are around 200 people working on the site around the clock.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

That’s changed since last fall, when a historic borrowing spree to fund AI infrastructure commenced.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

Ryanair group chairman Stan McCarthy said that in spring, the company's board had "commenced discussions" with O'Leary on his contract.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

Last week his forces hit Saint Petersburg, just as Putin's flagship economic summit commenced in the city.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

Right off, Lee Roy commenced saying how hungry he was, though it was only ten o’clock.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Meanwhile, people close to the talks say there has been no substantive progress made yet by the U.S. and Iranian teams on a final nuclear agreement, with technical talks on the issue barely commencing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Reports indicate SpaceX is targeting a June listing with trading commencing shortly after.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner in Kenya also announced it was commencing an investigation into privacy concerns raised by the glasses.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

One kid kicked a football, commencing a mad scramble as a group of friends converged on the object of their delight.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2025

Thus commencing a cycle that can only culminate in further anger and distress.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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