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begun

[bih-guhn] / bɪˈgʌn /


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Having cautioned last year about the prospect of froth in AI, Dalio has turned up the volume this year and begun to speak of the set-up as a bubble at risk of popping.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

On Thursday, the police said they had begun issuing letters inviting people "reasonably suspected" of committing offences linked to the protests to interview.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Having recently moved from Bucharest to a remote village in Norway, a conservative, devoutly Christian couple and their five young children have begun to insert themselves into the fabric of their new community.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

We have begun hosting educational workshops promoting organ donation in memory of an alumnus who was killed—and whose organs have been transplanted in five others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Jessica’s face came to me again and I must have begun to wince or something because Rich laughed and pointed at me.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott




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