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He had ordered an accelerated hearing after the high-profile trial commenced in August 2025.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

"A significant number of IDF ground soldiers commenced offensive operations aimed at expanding the Forward Defense Line... The operation is currently expanding to additional areas," the Israeli military said.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Williams, 94, attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony last Wednesday, which commenced with the composer’s rousing “Raiders March” played by the school’s marching band and accompanied by its blue-clad cheerleaders.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

By the time hostilities commenced in the Middle East it had halved, and Michael Saylor’s bitcoin vehicle suffered an even more vertiginous drop, from north of $450 last summer to a February trough of $106.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

I then commenced and continued copying the Italics in Webster’s Spelling Book, until I could make them all without looking on the book.

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass