as in to begin
to take the first step in (a process or course of action)
before you actually strike into your speech, you should introduce yourself
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Criticism of Gascón first began in January, after writer Sarah Hagi shared screenshots of Gascón’s purported past posts on X, which have been translated by Google.—
Kalhan Rosenblatt,
NBC News,
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Backup windows are available on Sunday beginning at 12:55 p.m. Space Launch Delta 45’s weather squadron forecasts a better than 95% chance for good conditions at the launch site Saturday.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2025
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Their An Evening with Jagged Edge: 25 Years of ‘J.E. Heartbreak’ anniversary tour, produced by Live Nation Urban, commences on Wednesday, Mar. 26 in Dallas.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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Davis’ final touchdown at Arrowhead Stadium was supposed to be the dagger in the Chiefs’ hopeful return to the AFC Championship, as there were just 13 seconds left on the fourth-quarter clock when the Bills’ kickoff commenced.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
3 Feb. 2025
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In 1982, a series of women’s and girls’ bodies started to appear in the fields near Route 99 in Washington.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
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In 2015, Wen went back to China and started Xtalpi with MIT postdoctoral fellows Ma Jian and Lai Lipeng.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes,
28 Jan. 2025
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Although Sunday got off to a chilly start temperatures will rebound to 34 degrees in the afternoon.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2025
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Officers called a tow truck to help Pan get off of the tracks.—
Emma Steele,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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That meant the Portugal international had to turn up to training every day, but could not play in a single game until the next transfer window opened four months later, which was when Leicester registered him.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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The Homan Square site was already home to the company’s mail-order plant when the store, which featured an optical shop and a soda fountain, opened.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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Jack Holloway founded the first store at the corner of North Orange Avenue and Wall Street in downtown Orlando, company history said.—
Jason Dill,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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Our blood comes from the blood of the Caliphate of Cordoba, the civilization of that time, of the Roman Latins of the Mediterranean, the civilization of that time, who founded the republic, democracy in Athens; our blood comes from the Black resistance fighters turned into slaves by you.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Vortex is handling worldwide distribution on the title, which is due to launch on Lifetime in the U.S. and Super Channel in Canada on February 15.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2025
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The streamer announced that Del Toro’s film will launch in November.—
Ryan Gajewski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Jan. 2025
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