embark
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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
A representative of the local trekking authority, the Annapurna Conservation Area Project, said some 700 trekkers were still waiting in Pokhara to embark on the Annapurna Circuit.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
“The Fed is also expected to embark on rate hikes next year, making it unlikely that the U.S.-Japan interest-rate differential will narrow dramatically.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Inside, Gogol empties his pockets and steps through a metal detector, as if he were at an airport, about to embark on a journey.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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He will also focus on ways of "improving high streets" as he embarks on a tour of the UK.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary embarks on a series of extramarital affairs after indulging in romantic fiction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Kevin Bridges embarks on a journey to see if the beautiful game still exists.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 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.
In the months afterward, he embarked on an ill-advised expedition to find gold in the headwaters of the Columbia River in Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
In 1978-79, England embarked on Ashes tour they won 5-1, beating an Australia side decimated by Packer defections.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
He had embarked on that trip to get funds to rebuild his family’s home after an earthquake in 2016, said his mother, Elena Véliz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The scientists have already embarked on gathering that evidence - giving the local wildlife experts they worked with cameras to record the behaviour they witness.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Protected by its wide canopy, the three of them embarked on the long trek to the Campo Santa Margherita.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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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
All were embarking on the hardest of homecomings, beginning all over again - with almost nothing.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
How has your creative process changed since embarking on this new artistic journey ?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Although I was sad to leave my friends in London, I was now embarking on what was to be the most unfamiliar part of my trip: military training.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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