beginnings
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“It gave me a foot in the door,” Foote said of her call-center beginnings.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
In Anaheim, St. Catherine’s Academy combines Catholic boys’ K-8 education and military traditions, having its beginnings in a girls school, later an orphanage, and, in 1924, a military school.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
“It should reflect American values: hard work, humble beginnings, doing right by your neighbor,” the interior designer Annie Elliott told HuffPost.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
The brand's hit products -- the Mac, iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad -- command a cult-like following, long after the company's humble beginnings on April 1, 1976 in Jobs's garage in Cupertino, California.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
That event marked the beginnings of King’s commitment to nonviolent direct action.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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