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The companies conducted safety studies and then, by 2019, were able to start the mid-stage study that could begin to determine whether the vaccine worked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Broken TV economics have prompted the NBA to begin making plans to build a centralized streaming platform for fans to watch basketball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
They should begin with a win, but this is the start of a full-on campaign for them, which makes it far more difficult, and they will need to add to their squad.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Pant's trial, scheduled to begin on December 15, could become a key test as European nations step up action against Russia's shadow fleet.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Slowly I slide back to my knees next to him and we begin to work side by side, quietly flipping the pages and jotting down anything that seems noteworthy.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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"My path really begins in that little church in Mondolfo in the Marche region, where, from the time I was a child, I would go with my mother to help clean that building," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The results suggest that pesticides may continue accumulating in a colony even after exposure begins, especially once worker bees are no longer able to remove contaminants as effectively.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
The next round of federal campaign fundraising data will not be available until mid-October, just before early voting begins.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
Perhaps not surprising, this recognition begins with business elites 3,000 miles away from Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Mother steps out of the den, lopes to me, and begins grooming my fur.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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"In our study, pesticides began to accumulate in queens over time, suggesting that worker filtration capacity can be overwhelmed," Encerrado-Manriquez said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
But after eight laps Norris radioed his team to say he had no rear grip and he began to lose time to the Mercedes and fall back into the clutches of Leclerc.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Soon after the war began in late February, China’s crude-oil imports fell sharply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
In response, Arcadia officials this month began what they say is a pioneering effort to determine how to protect local municipalities from influence by foreign governments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
After the ad ended, the video from Bead Clan Kitchen began to play.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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She has already begun guiding the next generation under MVP, managing talents like Krista Rosado and Alexis Chaparro.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The U.S. has begun deporting immigrants to Liberia, officials in the West African country said, part of President Trump’s wider plan to send migrants to third-party countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
I had just begun to lilt toward sleep when my phone buzzed.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
The insurance company State Farm has begun sending checks to millions of policyholders as part of the company’s largest-ever cash-back dividend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
But I wasn’t feeling much of that now, not since I had begun tagging along on Aunt Kitty’s adventures.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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Now, that threat is beginning to take shape.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
Bethell is now England's opener in one-day cricket, while Cox opened for Kent at the beginning of his first-class career.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Cole said the indictments against the Sinaloa officials “were just the beginning of what is to come in Mexico.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Last night they danced all night long from the very beginning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Avery had already hung out there once before we went up together at the beginning of the summer.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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