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commence

[kuh-mens] / kəˈmɛns /


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It’s the kind of moment where everyone in the room knows what’s next and everyone is eagerly awaiting for the action to commence.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

Hayti was also abuzz over Negro History Week, due to commence on the following Sunday.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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

One might say the menu at “The Bear” has gone from soup to nuts, because as season 5 commences, the staff is coming unhinged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

District Judge Tanya Chutkan, has to decide before the actual trial commences what evidence proffered by the DOJ will be admissible.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2024

Two minutes after easing onto the 405 Freeway, the freak-out that began this story and revealed that Segel is driving alongside us commences.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024

E. says she can perceive sigh, commences as soon as painful thought crosses mind, before it can have affected respiration.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

A Reform spokesman said: "Where members, activists and councillors have clearly behaved inappropriately, investigations have commenced" and that in some cases there had been suspensions.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

When the news conference commenced more than five hours later than planned, FAI chief executive David Courell said a players' vote on whether to play the game passed by a "significant majority".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Campuswide work on this topic commenced in the fall of 2024, with the creation of an interdisciplinary group of faculty to consider reforms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Poland also announced "aviation operations" had commenced following the Russian attack.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

The noise commenced again, sounding like someone fishing ’round trying to figure which song they were ’bout to hum.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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

The squad is set to be named in the week beginning 18 May, with an England training camp in Loughborough commencing on 25 May.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

One kid kicked a football, commencing a mad scramble as a group of friends converged on the object of their delight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2025

Thus commencing a cycle that can only culminate in further anger and distress.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote


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