as in to begin
to come into existence
a cold spell set in sometime last week
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Desir had won 24 consecutive matches to begin the season.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025 -
Angels in the Asylum was able to begin production with funding from other investors, while Sorrenti and Greenwood also put cash into the project.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
27 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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Nobody talks, nobody starts telling these kids at 12 and 13, respect.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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Season 1 didn’t have a ton of mixing, but there was such a great conflict established between Armond and Shane.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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There is no information on the containment of the fire and its cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Friday earthquake originated near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city of about 1.5 million, from rubbing tectonic plates along the Sagaing fault, which runs through the center of the country.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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The History of the Hot Brown The dish originated in the 1920s, when flocks of patrons gathered to refuel at the hotel restaurant following The Brown’s popular dinner dances, which drew 1,200 guests nightly.—
Robin Roenker,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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Fluoridation was initially smeared as a communist plot against America, Hayes said, and then later fears arose of possible links to cancer, which were refuted through extensive scientific research.—
Brett Kelman,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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And that reluctance and confusion arises, in part, because of just how random the death penalty can be.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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Her writing has appeared in Vogue, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, W, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, WSJ, and System among others.—
Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2025
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In her reasoning for opposing the spending measure, known as a continuing resolution, Delaney appeared to conflate it with a separate budget process known as reconciliation, in which House Republicans have proposed steep cuts to Medicaid.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
20 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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The interview was recorded in the White House, as Musk had formed a core part of the second Trump administration in his role leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), looking to cut federal government bloat.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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The events and Fellowship form part of a month-long BFI celebration of Cruise’s film career, with a season of 27 films featuring Cruise screening throughout May in the British capital.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
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