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Principal photography commenced later that year in Cannes, Nice and the Côte d’Azur, and re-created the festival atmosphere.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

By the time hostilities commenced in the Middle East it had halved, and Michael Saylor’s bitcoin vehicle suffered an even more vertiginous drop, from north of $450 last summer to a February trough of $106.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Broadside printing of the document commenced hours after it was approved.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Shares are at their highest level since they commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange in February 2020.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

The baby commenced coughing again and the woman took the gourd away.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis