beginnings
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In Anaheim, St. Catherine’s Academy combines Catholic boys’ K-8 education and military traditions, having its beginnings in a girls school, later an orphanage, and, in 1924, a military school.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 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
The brand's hit products -- the Mac, iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad -- command a cult-like following, long after the company's humble beginnings on April 1, 1976 in Jobs's garage in Cupertino, California.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Across the album’s nearly 80 minutes, Mr. Kahan’s struggle to reconcile his modest beginnings with his outsize success eventually wears you out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Ifemelu liked the name of the town, Willow; it sounded to her like freshly squeezed beginnings.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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