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embark

[em-bahrk] / ɛmˈbɑrk /


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The 77-year-old king, who is receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer, will embark on a jam-packed trip to some of the furthest corners of the Commonwealth taking in three countries in nine days.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Slegers is pleased Arsenal are set to embark on a busy period with their next game in the Women's Champions League on Wednesday against Benfica.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

In April, Mr. Noseda and the NSO embark on a 10-day, five-state tour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Bobby always felt comfortable with both, and at one point when Regina was about to embark on one of her perennial long-term journeys, she suggested that Bobby live with the Collinses.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

She gets a tattoo and embarks on a fling, and with great tenderness Mr. Drury depicts the fallout from her 30-year itch, as it might be called.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

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

As Radcliff embarks on his investing journey, he has a goal of graduating debt-free with $250,000 in assets.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The announcement about the next film's producers referred to keeping Bond's spirit alive "as he embarks on his next adventure", seemingly confirming that Bond would remain male.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Temptation.—David embarks upon the wide, wide Sea.—Youth at the Prow and Pleasure at the Helm.—A daring Navigator.—A baffled and confounded Navigator.—Lost!

From Among the Brigands by James De Mille

Boeing embarked on a turnaround plan under CEO Kelly Ortberg, an industry veteran who took the reins in 2024.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

In late October 2025, Dima and Yana Kim, who work at Tiger House, a sanctuary near St Petersburg that cares for former circus tigers, embarked on a 36-hour drive to Dagestan to rescue the bears.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 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

Last year, India’s election authority embarked on a sweeping program to clean up voter lists across the country, arguing the move was required to preserve electoral integrity by, for instance, removing fraudulent or deceased voters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

He paid his fare, pushed his slim body against the turnstile bar, and embarked on his adventure.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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

All were embarking on the hardest of homecomings, beginning all over again - with almost nothing.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Maddie and Avery were living in New York after college, in their 20s and embarking on careers in art and fashion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Of course, I could not have expressed this view to Mr Farraday without embarking upon what might have seemed a presumptuous speech.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro


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