commence
Example Sentences
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Allowing Summers to commence a dignified retirement while continuing to hold honorifics risks signaling that there are ultimately few consequences at the very top in higher education.
From Salon
The bank said it will commence a new $1.5 billion share buyback imminently.
There are 5,000 party members attending the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party, which commenced on 19 February, according to KCNA.
From BBC
His estate announced on Wednesday that it has "commenced a formal sale process" for the franchise "consistent with Allen's directive to eventually sell his sports holdings and direct all estate proceeds to philanthropy".
From BBC
The program is set to commence immediately and will end no later than Dec. 29, it added.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
