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The only man who can truly consider himself safe is the one who will begin his title defense on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Broken TV economics have prompted the NBA to begin making plans to build a centralized streaming platform for fans to watch basketball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

They should begin with a win, but this is the start of a full-on campaign for them, which makes it far more difficult, and they will need to add to their squad.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Pant's trial, scheduled to begin on December 15, could become a key test as European nations step up action against Russia's shadow fleet.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

“Before we begin, I’ll have to ask you to turn that cell phone off,” she said.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

"My path really begins in that little church in Mondolfo in the Marche region, where, from the time I was a child, I would go with my mother to help clean that building," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

The results suggest that pesticides may continue accumulating in a colony even after exposure begins, especially once worker bees are no longer able to remove contaminants as effectively.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

The next round of federal campaign fundraising data will not be available until mid-October, just before early voting begins.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

Perhaps not surprising, this recognition begins with business elites 3,000 miles away from Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Boo’s eyes light up as she begins counting.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

But after eight laps Norris radioed his team to say he had no rear grip and he began to lose time to the Mercedes and fall back into the clutches of Leclerc.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Mission San Francisco de Potano was abandoned in 1706, and physical traces of the settlement gradually disappeared from view until artifacts began to turn up in the 1950s.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

But after several sessions, he began to suspect her personal beliefs were slanting her advice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

St. John Bosco began its preparation to be hydrated and avoid cramps on Monday with constant reminders on taking fluids all week by athletic trainer Daisy Martinez.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

The knight and the gentleman began a lively conversation.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

Mothers on social media have begun sharing stories about their own postpartum mental-health struggles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Work has begun on removing the carriages of the train that derailed near Lewes with 150 people on board.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

I had just begun to lilt toward sleep when my phone buzzed.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

The insurance company State Farm has begun sending checks to millions of policyholders as part of the company’s largest-ever cash-back dividend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Unbelievably, the Mary Rose’s gunnery crew had failed to obey an order to close the gunports after the ship had begun to list.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

Paramount’s agreement with Warner included a “ticking fee” with payments to Warner shareholders of roughly $650 million a quarter, beginning this October, until the transaction closes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Kirstie Rowan has been involved since the beginning and is proud of the journey the group has been on, which has been full of "lovely big changes".

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Now, that threat is beginning to take shape.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

Last night they danced all night long from the very beginning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

It’s like she pulled the end of a ball of yarn and it spills out on the table between us, a big, unorganized mess with no end or beginning.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam