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embark

[em-bahrk] / ɛmˈbɑrk /


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He did, however, embark on a fitness regime designed to improve his physique after his originally skinny frame led to taunts from fellow pupils.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 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

In November, we will embark on our annual Amtrak pilgrimage to the Midwest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

He made us realize that if we were planning to embark on a symbolic trip, that we too must be prepared.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

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

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

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

From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026

I have been sitting here almost ever since we left Geneva, and, of course, I can’t see the gangway from here, or who lands, or who embarks.

From Fordham's Feud by Bertram Mitford

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

He said the eight sailors included "the Lincoln crew and sailors from the carrier airwing, strike group and destroyer squadron staff, escorting destroyers and all embarked aviation squadrons".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The landscape was bleak even before Macbeth heard the fateful prophecy and embarked on his murderous adventure—Ms. Proske’s production suggests that the impulse toward tyranny never ends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

When UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham embarked on his trip to the United Nations in New York, he might not have been expecting a question about football fans drinking alcohol in grounds.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

In response to this new and much more powerful threat from the state, the ANC embarked on an unaccustomed and historic path.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

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

Now the RSS is embarking on an international tour designed to build recognition and credibility beyond India, and is facing resistance in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The pair are already looking ahead to embarking on their next challenge, aiming to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania next year.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

In his thirties, Liszt became music’s first international star, embarking on a merry-go-round of European tours, where he was known, and treated, as ‘The King of the Piano’.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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