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And for many of the squad, this might just be the start.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The start of classes was moved 10 minutes later to help accommodate it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
His plan to hold his inauguration at a military garrison in the south of the country rather than at the traditional Plaza de Bolívar in Bogotá seems a good start.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
It was clear enough from catch play that Ohtani’s start would have to be pushed back that Ohtani did not feel the need to test it by throwing off a mound, Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
The fire had a head start, and flames shot up from the back of the boys’ privy.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
The show starts with an 11-minute video, which includes aerial views of the round “tumuli” mounds that shielded Etruscan tombs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Anyone who watched the colt win six of eight starts — including the Santa Anita Derby, the Preakness Stakes and finally the Haskell Stakes on July 19, 2025— might find that unthinkable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Instead of beginning with today's technology, the workshop summary starts by imagining what a habitable Mars might eventually look like and then works backward to identify the steps needed to get there.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
With three top-10 finishes in six Open Championship starts, alongside his Scottish Open win in 2024, Robert MacIntyre certainly has the game for links golf.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The name of the band she’s been talking about all summer starts to ring a bell.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
That allowed Torres, who started just once in the tournament, to become the hero.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
A fan of both the U.S. and Mexico, Negrete started playing soccer at 4.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
On the night Griffiths started his prison sentence, BBC Points West broadcast a 30-minute programme about Ellie's life, led by Carole.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said the company has started work on a new plane design but is focused on delivering products that are years behind schedule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
It’ll be the end of us and we’re only getting started.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Individual investors’ yearslong love affair with the market’s biggest tech stocks is starting to cool off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
He has started 13 games at major tournaments and won all of them - the longest 100% win rate of any European player across major tournaments when starting.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
He has started 12 games at major tournaments for Spain and won all of them, the longest 100%-win rate of any European player across major tournaments when starting.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Including your horse starting to move forward just before the gate opens, then hitting the side of the stall and spotting the field several lengths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
To these strains us mourners began to troop down for a final farewell to Miss Myrt, starting from the rear.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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