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  • present participle of begin.
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beginning

[bih-gin-ing] / bɪˈgɪn ɪŋ /




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The capex is beginning to show up as mounting depreciation expenses, up to 12.5% of companywide sales in the last quarter from 7.1% the year before.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Zimmer: And you’re doing it out of order, so you’re like, “Wait, I’m playing the end before I’ve even played the beginning, but I don’t even know what my beginning is.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

More than 3,000 applications for research permits related to rare earths have been filed since the beginning of 2023, compared with 476 between 1975 and 2020, according to Brazil’s National Mining Agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

An upward move this week would mark the first hike since September 2023, after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine beginning in February of the previous year drove an energy-price spike.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

‘Is there any way you can climb out?’ said Renn, beginning to sound shaky.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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