as in to begin
to come into existence
a cold spell set in sometime last week
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The tour begins on March 6, 2026, with a stop at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026 -
The products opened up a week of product launches on Monday, as Apple begins what looks to be a broader multi-day hardware push.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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Emails alleging violations started arriving to City Section commissioner Vicky Lagos before the semifinals.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, suggested the possible advantage was only worth a few horsepower — not the few tenths of a second some rivals had feared — and that other teams were potentially looking for excuses before the season had even started.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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The last Democrat to win statewide there was in 1994.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Atlanta City Council and Mayor Andre Dickens’ administration both agree that an investigation is warranted into a questionable contract with the former city clerk that originated during the height of debate over Atlanta’s public safety training facility.—
Riley Bunch,
AJC.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Phillipa Soo, the Broadway star best known for originating the role of Eliza in Hamilton, had an excellent run this past decade.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
3 Mar. 2026
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Much like snowballs are composed of clusters of snowflakes, planetesimals likely arose within the disks of dust that encircled the newborn sun from clouds of pebble-sized objects pulled together by their mutual gravitational attraction.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Space.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Official Rules and/or the Contest shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association.—
CBS News Philadelphia Staff,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Other images appeared to show Kim Ju Ae, wearing a leather jacket, observing through binoculars as her father took a shot, and helping present the rifles to others at the event.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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However, Anthropic appears financially stable enough to walk away from the $200 million government contract.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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Sifford, who is currently the retailer’s vice chairman of the board, will fulfill the CEO responsibilities while the company commences a search for a permanent successor.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Then, in the evening, guests will change into their evening attire and stroll around for a promenade, and then afterward, the Regency Era Ball will commence.—
Alyson Rodriguez,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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On the smallest scales, structure gets washed out, while on larger scales, structure takes a long time to form, as larger scales plus the finite speed of gravity translate into longer timescales for collapse.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
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The deep tech layer forms the third pillar, focusing on advanced battery tech, new hardware materials, robotics, and future device architectures.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Set in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set%20in. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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