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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

Having starred in student productions of Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream, Neill instead decided to embark on an acting career.

From BBC Jul. 13, 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

He sat down behind his desk again and resolved to embark upon a mature and systematic evaluation of the entire military situation.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Odysseus, a star player for the Achaeans, fresh off a stunning victory over rival Troy, embarks on an international tournament against a series of forbidding opponents.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

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

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

If she embarks single-handed on any considerable war she will find both her air and her sea communications almost completely cut.

From The Salvaging Of Civilisation by H. G.

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

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Under the departing President Gustavo Petro, a former leftist guerrilla, the government embarked on simultaneous peace negotiations with about a dozen narco-trafficking groups to urge them to disarm and abandon drug smuggling.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Farage left frontline politics in 2021 and embarked on a broadcasting career.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

But Wood embarked on a bullish roadshow around the company, making his case for how fuel sales could be done right and reinvigorate the chain.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Major Byrd, on the approach of our canoes to the Island, was huddled into a cart, in a very sick and low condition, it is said, and carried down to Cherry-Point, where he embarked.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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

He returned to PSV in 2023 and added two more consecutive Dutch league titles before embarking on his MLS adventure.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Now she is embarking on perhaps the biggest gamble of them all.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

"It is a real honour for me to be embarking on this new stage at Fulham FC, the oldest club in London," he said.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

I made my exit as discreetly as possible just as his lordship, still on his feet, was embarking on a further point.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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