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embark

[em-bahrk] / ɛmˈbɑrk /


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In 2027, Ibeyi will embark on a North American tour, which kicks off Jan. 27 at the Fillmore in San Francisco and includes a stop at Pacific Electric in Los Angeles on Jan. 29.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Buoyed by the success, Xie soon announced that she would embark on a nationwide tour.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

At the top of your memo, write, “Please read all of this before you embark on the house swap.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

The wildlife park said it believed Mary made an "abnormally large leap" to embark on her 15-day adventure.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

It is this very anomaly, on the other hand, which makes these texts the perfect place to embark on a new, post-Kuhnian history of science.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Until it embarks on a sustained and meaningful cultural shift, working cooperatively with patients and families, many fear it will continue to fail mothers and babies.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Analysts see even bigger things ahead for Sandisk as the company embarks on a significant business transformation.

From MarketWatch May 1, 2026

Italy’s Nexi expects earnings growth to reaccelerate through 2028 following a transition year in 2026 as it embarks on a new midterm strategic plan.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

The South Korean, already beloved in California as he embarks on his first full season, set up a first-half strike for David Martinez, before Denis Bouanga and Nathan Ordaz sealed victory.

From Barron's Feb. 22, 2026

I tell you this, so that you may understand what a lot of enemies one makes when one embarks in a new venture.

From Hard Pressed by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White

Ukraine has embarked on a programme to develop its own interceptor missiles with European support – known as Project Freya.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

The tall, athletic rugby and polo fan embarked on a decade-long military career that included two Afghanistan deployments, one as a helicopter pilot.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

In 2020, the lab embarked on training a chatbot dubbed “Gopher,” purposely keeping the project secret from Google Brain.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

And after a quick ninth inning on both sides, the Dodgers embarked into extra innings for the second time in four days.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Without a backward look, with my mother, brothers, and sister, I embarked on my first train ride.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

Samantha Weldon, manager at the Silver City resort, still encourages people to tarp up, especially if they are embarking on a multiday hike.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The pair are already looking ahead to embarking on their next challenge, aiming to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania next year.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

There were only arid steppes in sight when a small plane took off from an airport in southern Kazakhstan, embarking on a delicate mission: bringing rain for the scorched earth below.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Cardiff-born Gill performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company and appeared in films including HMS Defiant and Zulu before embarking on a successful theatre directing career.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

They both had thin smiles on their faces and they both looked painfully uncomfortable, as if they were embarking on a strange and potentially explosive experiment for which there were no predicted results.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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