commence
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Now, writers are poised to commence another round of bargaining with the major studios on a new three-year film and TV contract.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026
The report is said to have included instructions to use "undisclosed investigation methods" and then "commence observations".
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Allowing Summers to commence a dignified retirement while continuing to hold honorifics risks signaling that there are ultimately few consequences at the very top in higher education.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
Preston’s five-year term will commence on March 1.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
The boy was nineteen years old, alone except for his sword-handler, and the three hangers-on, and the bull-fight was to commence in twenty minutes.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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