beginnings

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He wants us to see Anthony as someone who “feeds into a story of new beginnings in North America,” the origins of our melting-pot society.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“It should reflect American values: hard work, humble beginnings, doing right by your neighbor,” the interior designer Annie Elliott told HuffPost.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Apple's hit products — the Mac, the iPhone, the Apple Watch and the iPad — command a cult-like following, long after the company's humble beginnings on April 1, 1976, in Jobs' Cupertino, California garage.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The best coming-of-age stories derive their power from being endings as much as beginnings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

The beginnings of mathematical thought were found in the desire to count sheep and in the need to keep track of property and of the passage of time.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife