beginnings

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On the heels of her biggest exhibition yet, Davis reflects on her beginnings and being “taken for granted when you live in the same city that you were born in.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Apple's hit products — the Mac, the iPhone, the Apple Watch and the iPad — command a cult-like following, long after the company's humble beginnings on April 1, 1976, in Jobs' Cupertino, California garage.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

It is a far cry from his humble beginnings and unusual route into the sport.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The weakening of America’s Protestant work ethic, to use a contested but irreplaceable phrase, is a complicated story, but you could trace its beginnings to the 1960s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The bath is like a baptism, and if black is the color of mourning, then white is the color of rebirth and new beginnings.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi