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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
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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
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
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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
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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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