started

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Speaking to journalists in Geneva, he said the outbreak of the Bundibugyo species of Ebola was likely to have started "a couple of months ago".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

His first story for the Journal was about the 14-game winning streak achieved by the Atlanta Braves in 2013, which started immediately after a Waffle House opened in their home stadium.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

"Given the scale, we are thinking that it has started probably a couple of months ago," Anais Legand, WHO technical officer on viral haemorrhagic fevers, told reporters in Geneva.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

What was the climate like for industrial music in L.A. back when you started in the mid-’90s?

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

I think it probably started as one of Mutti’s ideas to keep them happy, to keep their minds occupied.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo