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beginning

[bih-gin-ing] / bɪˈgɪn ɪŋ /




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"British bakers are beginning to explore corn more confidently".

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

It was clear from the beginning that the case would have national implications.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

"Sadly, we're only seeing the beginning of this tragedy," spokesman Ricardo Pires told reporters.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

But we in the audience could have used some of that pizzazz at the beginning, too, before we spent nearly an hour settling into the idea that we’ve seen all of this before.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Every week my father asked me to read them over to him from the beginning.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

But in the gallery dedicated to the beginnings of Pop, most of the inclusions are head-scratching.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Barcelona thanked Jorge "for his commitment to our club, for entrusting us with the beginnings and the most glorious years of his son Leo's football career".

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

These structures represent an early form of chelicerae and provide evidence of the evolutionary beginnings of the pincers and fangs seen in chelicerates today.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

In Episode 3 of By the People, equal-marriage campaign architect Marc Solomon joins Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern to trace the movement’s “quixotic” beginnings in 2001.

From Slate Aug. 1, 2026

There was no new life, just the end of false beginnings.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez




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