as in to begin
to take the first step in (a process or course of action)
a series of counseling sessions intended to help young couples about to enter into the trials and tribulations of marriage
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Weather forecasters predict temperatures may begin dropping from Tuesday, potentially providing firefighters with more favorable conditions.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025 -
None of the cases brought by Dominion and Smartmatic directly have yet gone to trial: Dominion’s cases against Fox and Newsmax and Smartmatic’s cases against Newsmax and OANN were all settled before trials could begin.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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With Scheffler injured to start the season, McIlroy came out of the gates this season guns a blazing.—
Mike Fore,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Advocates for preserving the old facilities have started a Change.org petition that has so far received more than 770 signatures.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
21 Aug. 2025
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What Happens Next If approved, the first phase of the project, which costs $55 billion, will commence in the next few years.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Pre-orders of the album appeared on Taylor Swift’s website as soon as the time commenced.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
13 Aug. 2025
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The first location will open this winter in Brooklyn.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Aug. 2025
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Others will open sometime in August, while some are simply listed as coming soon.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The latest stage of his climb, though, appeared to get off to a decent start.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Jeenah Moon | Reuters Folding phones finally mature Samsung’s first folding phone was released in 2019, but got off to a rocky start.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
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When the campaign launched on July 21, Jones and his team called on community members to tap local organizations to purchase tickets in bulk.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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On Wednesday, two F-16s and one KC-135 tanker were launched to identify and monitor a Russian IL-20 COOT plane flying in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).—
Jordan King
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Enter (into or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enter%20%28into%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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