embarked upon
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But the couple derived their sense of purpose from the arduous journeys embarked upon by their relatives, as well as from the stories of the modern immigrants with whom the two women worked professionally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Not as long as the one Seddon and his squad embarked upon when this concept was starting off, but still arduous and as compelling as ever.
From BBC • May 7, 2025
Returning players, meanwhile, were firmly looking forward as well, trying to keep the memories of last October’s postseason run in the past as they embarked upon a championship defense.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025
The field of road ecology began almost precisely a century ago, on June 13, 1924: the day that married biologists named Dayton and Lillian Stoner embarked upon a road trip across Iowa.
From Slate • May 25, 2024
Zola himself also embarked upon a project as vast and all-encompassing as Wagner’s Ring, a twenty-book epic called Les Rougon-Macquart, which follows the fortunes of a family living in mid-nineteenth-century France.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
