as in to begin
to come into existence
a cold spell set in sometime last week
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De Los Reyes began working for Elite Security as a bag-checker at Petco Park during the 2007-08 baseball season.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2025 -
The Dodgers initially declined to make any public comment when the raids first began.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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Iran had been in negotiations with the US for about two months, but called them off after Israel started bombing its territory.—
Sara Braun,
Fortune,
22 June 2025
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The Liberty were unable to get stops that helped them in most wins to start the season.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2025
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While there are concerns that human rights issues are not center stage in this agreement, there is little leverage the U.S. has in the region for societal change.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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There are also a handful of regional airports, including Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN) in New Bern and Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ) in Jacksonville, North Carolina.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2025
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Ali attended Loughborough University, and originates from Ipswich.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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His turban is black and tied in the Kenyan style, a smooth, tailored look that originated among Sikhs who immigrated to British East Africa.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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Suddenly Flips First, in diversity of citizenship cases (as here), the federal courts will apply their own procedural rules but they are also required to apply the substantive rules of the state from where the action arises.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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The summer solstice occurs because of a 23.5 degree tilt in Earth's rotational axis that may have arisen when an ancient Mars-sized body slammed into our planet billions of years ago, triggering the formation of our moon.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
20 June 2025
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On paper, at least, public opinion appears to lean against privatization.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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At a meeting Tuesday morning, Collier County commissioners appeared to have been caught off guard by the state’s plans for the Everglades airfield.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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The Carabao Cup will begin in mid-August, with Premier League teams not playing in Europe entering in the second round, which starts in the week commencing August 25, and the remaining seven clubs receiving a bye to the third round, which takes place in the weeks commencing September 15 and 22.—
Jessica Hopkins,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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These delays at the ISA, in turn, have frustrated corporate actors, like The Metals Company (TMC), which are keen to commence commercial-scale operations in international waters.—
Time,
Time,
17 June 2025
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Erwin formed Wonder Project with its CEO, Kelly Merryman Hoogstraten.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2025
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It was formed in the aftermath of World War II, and has grown since, with its latest additions being Finland in 2023 and Sweden in 2024.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
24 June 2025
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