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Earlier research by Zhang and Chang found that people can begin losing weight as much as 10 years before a dementia diagnosis, with the decline becoming more pronounced as the disease approaches.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
In September the following year, just weeks before their trial was due to begin, Cash received an unexpected call from his solicitor.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
Demolition has begun, and construction is slated to begin next year.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
Anthropic has been aiming to go public the week of November 16, and reports said its shares would begin trading on November 19.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
I had done all of this—I had known the word to begin with— because Luc L’Enfant taught it to me.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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That begins with staying focused on the cost of living and requires us to be champions for where Americans want their lives to go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
It begins in squamous cells, the thin, flat cells that cover many surfaces throughout the body.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
The Mission League is filled with top coaches, which is why St. Francis’ big men will face plenty of challenges in January when league play begins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
England have named a 15-man group for the series, which begins in Johannesburg on 17 December.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
My consciousness begins to spread through my surroundings once more … and I cringe.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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Drivers of busses and lorries began protesting on Tuesday, gathering in convoys to halt traffic along major routes.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
When Adams began working to improve his credit in April, his credit score was in the 500s.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
Construction began in August 2024, three months before the U.S. election.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Before any laboratory results were available, the author began by studying high-resolution photographs of the sixpence and systematically reviewing its unusual surface features.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
Once she had finished drinking, she began sloshing her trunk about, and splashing me with icy water, which I did not appreciate at all.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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Demolition has begun, and construction is slated to begin next year.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
The Indianapolis Colts have already begun a rebuild, trading away two key players during the season, and they could have more big-name departures before the trade deadline on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
He’d like to return to hosting events at his hilltop home and has begun rehabilitating the landscaping, much of which was destroyed in 2017 when the massive Thomas fire charred everything but his house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
"We have already begun sequencing some of the plant samples," says Gino Caspari.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
The equipment revealed that below the silt, where they had begun to look, there was something huge waiting to be uncovered.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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While fans will have to wait until the beginning of 2027 for the name and conceptual renderings to be revealed, work is already underway.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
“I tell them from the very beginning, this is 80 to 90% craft,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
"I feel like I stayed in the match through every moment, from beginning to end."
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
September inflation report showed early signs of the knock-on effect on energy prices which they see as the beginning of broader inflationary pressures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Sela reached into her bag and took out a small oval piece of hide, a strawberry in red and shades of pink just beginning to take shape.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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