as in begun
to take the first step in (a process or course of action)
after some refreshments, she fell to working with renewed vigor
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With concerns rising about lagging childhood literacy rates across the country, Nationwide Children’s Hospital has begun screening children’s literacy skills starting at age 3 during pediatrician visits.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026 -
In the Bay Area, cities and counties have begun re-evaluating their relationships with the supplier.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Software debt that started the year trading near 100 cents on the dollar is now 10 cents lower.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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That glorious 10-game win streak to begin the season — just the fifth time the Hurricanes have ever started a season 10-0 — was going to hit a snag eventually.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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Eventually, the fighting commenced with a flurry of slapping, pushing, and grasping; sumo can look like brawling or ballet, a display of brute force or a mastery of martial-arts techniques that share their origins with judo and aikido.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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The final full day of the 2025-26 girls wrestling season in San Diego County commenced Saturday with the Masters meet at Eastlake High School.—
Breven Honda,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors said Campbell hit Ny'Leek after the boy got off a SEPTA bus at 9th and Tilghman streets.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Miami has won its first nine games of a season for the first time since the 2013 season, when the Hurricanes got off to a 10-0 start.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Fallen (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallen%20%28to%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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