commenced

Example Sentences

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This July, the company commenced eviction proceedings against Mr Chesworth and his wife.

From BBC

Shortly before filming on that project commenced, he remembers, he had lunch with Isabelle Huppert, who had just seen Reinsve onstage in Oslo and raved about “this one young actor in the purple dress.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Rose Bowl Operating Co. and the City of Pasadena have commenced a legal battle with hopes of forcing the team to stay.

From Los Angeles Times

It finds that he failed in his obligation as a lawyer when he "commenced litigation without evidence that its core factual claim was true. Respondent based the Pennsylvania litigation only on speculation, mistrust, and suspicion":

From Salon

A specific value of the Douglass estate is not listed in court documents, as some of the properties had yet to be appraised by the time the court case commenced.

From Seattle Times