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Details of the process due to begin Saturday, including location, agenda and layout, have not been disclosed other than the talks will be held in the capital Caracas.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
“It’s so hard to line up on a trade to begin with,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The Magpies begin their league campaign at home against Liverpool on Sunday, 23 August.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Amazon-owned robotaxi service Zoox has been given the green light from federal regulators to begin charging customers for rides, a first for a company with a purpose-built autonomous vehicle that lacks conventional controls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
I’d really wanted to begin this fresh start, well, fresh.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Our titular heroine is only 13 years old when her escapade begins – a little more mature than most of the director’s protagonists, but still innocent enough not to be jaded.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Fleming will not be in charge for the Test series against Pakistan, which begins on 19 August.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
“The boy gets really mad at his family, right?” she begins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The building has not been purchased, no major funding has been secured and organizers say community input will help determine what the project ultimately becomes before fundraising begins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
“I didn’t—” Theo begins, but it’s clear my father doesn’t mean to allow him to get a word in edgewise.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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United Nations insider Rebeca Grynspan was leading in the first round of the process to pick the next UN chief that began Thursday, diplomatic sources told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Beck’s life as a rocker began at a 1957 screening of “The Girl Can’t Help It.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The current row began after Polanski shared a single post on Instagram that contained a carousel of 20 pictures.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Even after being cast, Alaska said it didn’t fully sink in until she began doing press for the production.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
But as the doors closed behind me my heart began to race.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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When we arrived in al-Mughayyir that day, the confrontation at the Abu Alia compound had already begun.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Engelschall said the Inland Empire’s community colleges were slow to recover after the pandemic but have begun to rebuild their transfer pipelines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Households that have only begun to adjust to higher gasoline prices get hit with another increase in essential expenses.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The world's tech giants have already begun slapping their own labels in anticipation of the rules.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Six days after he had begun, Mr. Smit called Father, Betsie, and me to see.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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"But I keep telling everyone, it's just the beginning."
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
"It's the beginning of the end of the fire, but it's the beginning of the crisis," she added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
TOKYO—Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced plans to cut the sales tax on food to 1% from 8% for two years beginning in April 2027, potentially adding to market concerns about the country’s fiscal health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Eosphorosuchus lacrimosa offers evidence that early crocodile relatives were already developing different feeding adaptations near the beginning of the "Age of Reptiles," during the late Triassic Period, 252 to 201 million years ago.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Starting at the very beginning, I told him everything that had happened, from my first go-around with the monkeys until I had sailed over the rail fence.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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