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began

[bih-gan] / bɪˈgæn /




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It rounded off a marathon qualification process that began in September 2023 and spanned six confederations before culminating in the high‑stakes Uefa and intercontinental play‑offs on 31 March.

From BBC

As a result, the genome began to unfold, but not evenly.

From Science Daily

The Strait is a key waterway that usually carries a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas but has been effectively closed since the war began.

From BBC

Local authorities in Wuhan, Hubei province, began receiving calls "one after another" on Tuesday night about "multiple Apollo Go cars stopped in the middle of the road, unable to move", police said in a statement.

From Barron's

Policymakers and economists are monitoring how the situation in the Middle East will affect Japanese companies’ investment and earnings plans in the new fiscal year that began on April 1.

From The Wall Street Journal