beginning and end
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No one, not vocalist Philip Bailey, percussionist Ralph Johnson or Verdine White, disputes that Maurice White was the beginning and end of Earth, Wind & Fire, musically, aesthetically, administratively or quasi-militarily.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Such walkouts frequently have a beginning and end date, but Local 99’s strike would be open-ended — which means school would be indefinitely closed by the three-union solidarity walkout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
These visible operations represent only the beginning and end of a five-stage process that brings fossil fuels from the ground to their final use.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2025
They did formal interviews at the beginning and end of that car ride, but for most of the trip they just chatted and got to know each other.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2025
However, the North and South Poles correspond to the beginning and end of the universe in imaginary time.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
