embark
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It was one thing for owner Arte Moreno and new team president Molly Jolly to recruit Mozeliak six weeks ago and promise that he could embark on a desperately overdue rebuild.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Ferrari thanked Galliera for his service and said he had "decided to embark on a new chapter in his professional journey - a decision shared with the company some time ago."
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 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
Inside, Gogol empties his pockets and steps through a metal detector, as if he were at an airport, about to embark on a journey.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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In order to learn, Sullivan, played by Joel McCrea, embarks on a road trip disguised as a tramp and all kinds of terrible things happen to him that happen to people without resources.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
According to the post, Nautas’ name evokes the spirit of a “sailor, navigator, voyager, one who embarks on a journey and fears not the unknown.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 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
Fixin' his ten claws in him, the Bug fo'thwith embarks 248 upon sech feats in the way of ground an' lofty tumblin' with that gladiator, as to make what happens to Mike seem pooerile.
From Faro Nell and Her Friends Wolfville Stories by W. Herbert Dunton
In 2020, the lab embarked on training a chatbot dubbed “Gopher,” purposely keeping the project secret from Google Brain.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
At the same time it also embarked on large capital investments in its Parks business, culminating in the opening of Shanghai Disney in 2016.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
With his dreams of making it big in the full-time game shattered, Thomas embarked on a remarkable journey across non-league football in England, while there were spells at clubs in Kansas, Ontario, Scotland and Belgium.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Between 1831 and 1838, Sand embarked on a period she later dubbed her Romantic Rebellion, carrying on numerous affairs and publishing literature at a rapid clip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
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Now she is embarking on perhaps the biggest gamble of them all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
When it came, she flew to Los Angeles in January 2025 during the wildfires, embarking on what would become the best job interview of her life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Tesla is embarking on a massive construction spree that Musk characterized on a conference call as probably the United States' "fastest industrial scale up since World War Two."
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Dr Ippokratis Sarris, chair elect of the British Fertility Society, recommended more research and said pregnancies could be riskier for older women, meaning couples should have thorough checks and counselling when embarking on fertility treatment.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Haven’t we mounted the scaffold, singing, as if embarking on a picnic, haven’t we, boys?
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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