as in to begin
to come into existence
a cold spell set in sometime last week
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As the journey progresses, a male driver and his female companion (neither pictured on-screen) begin to discuss the Winkie.—
Jonathan Odden,
Artforum,
2 June 2026 -
Herein, begins the first of many game drives.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The four men still trapped have started to show health problems, including skin, stomach and intestinal issues.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Aranda followed with his 10th homer, but the Rays (35-19) were just getting started.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Meetings are due to take place this week and there is a lot of work to do.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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There are nearly two hundred people standing there, looking around and sighing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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The low-cost, sub-$30k Tesla rumor comes up periodically (often originating from Reuters*—most recently in April).—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
25 May 2026
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Although he was told by the Army Corps that the project in Western Broward County had been defunded and canceled, evidence arose that the project might be revived in a different form.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
28 May 2026
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The city airport commission added a condition to the permit requiring Amazon to have a dedicated local emergency response line and the contact for a representative to handle non-emergency situations that might arise once service begins.—
Noah Daly
Updated May 28,
Idaho Statesman,
28 May 2026
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Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski shouted two words — the first of which didn’t appear to be fit for print — and strode off the mound, the icy expression on his face frozen in place all the way to the dugout.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Beijing’s support does not appear to have extended to directly arming the Naxals, however.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Usyk tried to swarm once the action commenced.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The LPs also commenced his empathetic association with bassist Bob Cranshaw, who appeared on Rollins’ albums for the next half-century.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
26 May 2026
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For Kokopeli’s generation, this was the moment when the identity-forming operations of consumer choice swung fully into gear.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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On June 9, for instance, Venus will meet with Jupiter in Cancer, forming one of the most auspicious transits of the season.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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