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Stop down for a 20-minute meditation break I’ll usually meditate for a second time before I start in on cooking or whatever the evening’s activities are going to be.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 29, 2024

Clemente said another batch of students will start in on the collection when classes resume this fall.

From Washington Times Jun. 7, 2019

“But Kaitlyn, I’m reading 5,000 words of your diary right now. How can you even start in on this guy for lacking self-awareness?” you might say.

From The Verge Sep. 1, 2017

Once you’ve solved it, sign up for Slate Plus—now at a special low anniversary price—and start in on this week’s crossword, Kameron Austin Collins’ “AVCX Themeless No. 9.”

From Slate Sep. 21, 2016

I sketch the outline of his head and shoulders without a second thought and start in on his brain map.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini




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