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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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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Chris Van Gorder, Scripps’ chief executive officer, said in a recent interview that the project, which still needs permits from the City of San Marcos, would start with the ambulatory building.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Road Ahead: Navigating Policy Turbulence What started as a correction may still avoid becoming a bear market, but much depends on whether policy stabilizes.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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What’s scarier: Since getting off to that 11-goal, 22-point start in his first 20 games, Boldy has 10 goals and 33 points in his last 47.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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The comments by Shim and Patel, who were speaking to CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick on a panel in Singapore, come as renewable energy projects often take many years to get off the ground.—
Kevin Lim,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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Now studying to become a nurse, Zipporah plans to open a clinic in her community and take out another loan to ensure her clinic has a reliable water supply.—
Matt Damon,
TIME,
22 Mar. 2025
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The two are believed to have walked out of a set of doors that opened during a power outage.—
Hanna Park,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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After his wife, Helen, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, Stewart founded Race Against Dementia in 2016 to implement F1 processes in the fight.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
16 Mar. 2025
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Among the antique and vintage jewelry dealers, Didier Ltd., founded by Didier and Martine Haspeslagh, specializes in jewels by mid- to late-20th century artists purchased on the secondary market.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander was launched by Firefly Aerospace in mid-January and landed on the moon on March 2.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Firefly Aerospace, a private space company, first launched their Blue Ghost moon lander on January 15, attached to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Strike (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strike%20%28into%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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