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Oroco hopes that its Mexican asset, which contains around a billion tons of copper ore and is forecast to have an operational life of twenty years, will commence production in 2032.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Canadian convenience-store operator expects to commence the offer around late August and complete the deal by December.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Boeing has said it will obtain US certification in 2026 for the MAX 7 and MAX 10, and deliveries of the 777X will commence in 2027.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
The nonprofit said at the time that it would continue operating the East Potomac course “until the National Park Service is ready to commence a historic restoration there.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
“We are about to commence a search of all the passengers’ luggage.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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July 6: Boeing commences production on the "North Line" in Everett, Washington, part of a strategy to increase output of the 737 MAX.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
In Ryan Coogler’s Imax spectacle, where the blues collides with vampires, the monstrous transformation commences with Pearline’s siren call: “Pale, Pale Moon.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
A local media reported that Japanese PM Takaichi plans to dissolve the House of Representatives when the regular Diet session commences next week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
This stress becomes all too real in the documentary when the brothers and their writing team are still working on the final episode's script when filming commences.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026
As Ms. Wyman commences to speak, she forms her mouth into the perfect imitation of a smile.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
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Poland also announced "aviation operations" had commenced following the Russian attack.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Mr. Trump was talking to Tucker Carlson by phone in the weeks before the Iran war commenced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Structural removal commenced Tuesday and is now 6.5% complete, and there are around 200 people working on the site around the clock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
That’s changed since last fall, when a historic borrowing spree to fund AI infrastructure commenced.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
It commenced breathing hard and finally dropped me on the ground.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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To avoid clashes with the opening rounds of the Champions League and Europa League, matches will be played across the weeks commencing Monday, 7 and Monday, 14 September.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
There would be an annual championship game between the two leagues, commencing at the end of the 1966 season, and both leagues would hold a common draft of college players, effectively ending a bidding war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Reports indicate SpaceX is targeting a June listing with trading commencing shortly after.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
But it is unlikely, as it strategised ahead of commencing the attacks on Iran, that the US fully foresaw some of these economic consequences.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
There is great pleasure in being out in the city before the sun is up, streetlights glowing, the hum of a Parisian day commencing.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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