started

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Sixth form student Evelyn joined when it started three years ago and said she would not have thought about keeping bees as a hobby if it wasn't for the school.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Tokyo’s legendary long-term thinking left it with 260 days’ worth of fuel reserves when the war started, he adds.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Things started unraveling around the marathon mark, somewhere along the East River Esplanade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Initially dismissing that idea, he started thinking and decided to take some protective action on his portfolio.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

We started up the Lagerstrasse, past the endless streets of barracks.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom