start something
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"I think women are really good at adapting and continuing and just knowing that once we start something, you've just got to keep moving until you get to the finish."
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
"People don't dare to start something because it's expensive, and a lot of banks are reluctant to loan money to set up a proper business," he said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
Maybe I thought he’d be a better version of himself, and we could start something anew?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
He'll start something and then he'll be like, "Oh, I wish you had been a part of it."
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2024
I’m not sure if she guesses there’s a whole pot of bubbling anger inside of me and she’s holding me down before I start something, or if she is telling me everything’s okay.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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