as in to begin
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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Desir had won 24 consecutive matches to begin the season.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025 -
Increasingly, those searches begin online, in industry communities, and on professional platforms.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The strikes commenced approximately two hours after Goldberg received the information.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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Under-the-radar talks about them joining Loewe commenced last October, the same sources said.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
24 Mar. 2025
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Spencer Torkelson, who was rumored to start the season at Triple-A, homered in the top of the seventh to draw Detroit within one run.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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But the best place to start your cleaning process, according to our pro, is the back of the house.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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In a season that will likely decide team president Jed Hoyer’s future with the club, getting off to a slow start will bring only more anxiety and unease to a group that was working hard to improve a roster that has won 83 games in back-to-back seasons.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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State police said the Honda driver was able to elude the box-in attempt and got off the highway allegedly going about 100 mph on the Exit 68 off-ramp, the warrant affidavits said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2025
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According to the complaint, about $40 million of the $367 million needed to build NRG Stadium—which opened in 2002—came through the sale of PSLs.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The rock act lands its highest debut on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart, where Rush 50 opens at No. 5.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Alon-Lee Green, the founding co-director of Standing Together, a progressive grassroots movement, told CNN that young people aren’t at fault for the extremist attitudes that are dividing wider Israeli society.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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That policy was targeted last year in a letter sent to Disney’s top brass by America First Legal Foundation, a conservative group founded by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Fall (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fall%20%28to%29. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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