begun

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman have only begun to wage their Nov. 3 runoff campaigns, but they’re already trading sharp jabs about each other and their records.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The market has already begun pricing in the probability that the Federal Reserve will move to lift short-term interest rates later this year and next year.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

It added that it had already begun selling tickets but can no longer provide them to fans, some of whom have already made travel arrangements.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

It’s something I used to do on vacation, especially in my early 20s — change clothes before the hotel check-in, before the trip had technically begun.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

However, the heat of the pyroclastic flow at noon melted several glaciers and significantly added to the flow of water and mud that had begun earlier in the day.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone