beginnings
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Dolly Parton, the country music superstar from the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most beloved entertainers in the world.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
A study published in Nature now offers a possible explanation for how caregiving emerged from those distant, nonparental beginnings.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
In Episode 3 of By the People, equal-marriage campaign architect Marc Solomon joins Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern to trace the movement’s “quixotic” beginnings in 2001.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
“This is about building the next generation studio, so we think of this as the beginnings of Paramount, of Warner Bros., of those great studios,” Simpson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The whoosh, the beat, the flow that punctuated my beginnings in another dark place.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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