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embark

[em-bahrk] / ɛmˈbɑrk /


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When their matriarch convinces the family to embark on a bucket-list road trip around the island, old family secrets surface as the 2019 protests following Hurricane Maria unfold around them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

“If our CPI and wage forecasts are close to the mark, this would likely strengthen MPC members’ conviction to embark on this path at their next meeting,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

On 19 May, Steve Clarke assembled his collection of players to embark on a World Cup journey.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

However, the couple are now preparing to embark on a new chapter outside the Golden State, with a source telling Realtor.com that they are leaving California.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

When the souls leave the body, they can be angry, confused, or simply unwilling to embark on the Death Journey.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

As the long-running sketch comedy series embarks on a new season, here’s a look at the lineup of guest hosts, new players, sketches you can expect and the lingering question of Lorne Michaels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

He will also focus on ways of "improving high streets" as he embarks on a tour of the UK.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

In order to learn, Sullivan, played by Joel McCrea, embarks on a road trip disguised as a tramp and all kinds of terrible things happen to him that happen to people without resources.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026

Any vessel at anchor in the bay with an epidemic on board, has, according to arrangement, simply to hoist a flag on the mainmast, whereupon the Government steamer immediately embarks the sick persons.

From Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. by Karl Ritter von Scherzer

Three years ago, he embarked on a mission to investigate the incident, unaware that it would become a sweeping 600-plus-page revenge drama.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Savannah Bananas embarked on their first so-called world tour five years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Even as Bass embarked on a 22-year political career that has seen stops in Sacramento, Washington and City Hall, the native Angeleno always, successfully depicted herself as a political outsider.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

To help promote it, Wang embarked on a zany personal social-media campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

She packed up a simple navy pinstripe suit, hat, and sandals and embarked on her journey to California.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Under the direction of new CEO Josh D’Amaro, the company is embarking on a path toward becoming a “more efficient” and “much smaller organization,” leaning on further internal consolidation and more external deals.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

The 407-foot-tall rocket is embarking on a nearly 10-hour mission in which it is to complete six orbits around the Earth before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

The band’s five members are embarking on a music tour performing at malls and will do meet-and-greets in Gap stores.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Born on 11 July 1942, Jacobs was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London before embarking on a career that included appearances in British television productions and international films.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Haven’t we mounted the scaffold, singing, as if embarking on a picnic, haven’t we, boys?

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt


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