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beginning

[bih-gin-ing] / bɪˈgɪn ɪŋ /




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After Ohtani received a lubricating Orthovisc injection in his knee at the beginning of the All-Star break, the Dodgers hoped he would pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 22.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

We enrolled in Affordable Care Act insurance beginning March 1.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

"And some grasses are already beginning to re-appear."

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Cautious Americans are beginning to return following the fighting across the region that morphed into a series of tit-for-tat exchanges.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

A birchwood fire was burning fiercely, and already his sodden clothes, hanging from tree roots jutting through the ceiling, were beginning to steam.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Barcelona thanked Jorge "for his commitment to our club, for entrusting us with the beginnings and the most glorious years of his son Leo's football career".

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

As winter gave way to spring, I tracked the almost hourly change in blossoming trees beyond the fences, grateful to see the physical manifestation of new beginnings.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

These structures represent an early form of chelicerae and provide evidence of the evolutionary beginnings of the pincers and fangs seen in chelicerates today.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

In Episode 3 of By the People, equal-marriage campaign architect Marc Solomon joins Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern to trace the movement’s “quixotic” beginnings in 2001.

From Slate Aug. 1, 2026

I reached down into the depths of my being, and I dredged up the beginnings of a watery smile.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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