began
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The reunion also celebrates the launch of the summer feature First Year At Hogwarts – Where The Filmmaking Magic Began at the studios, which gives fans the chance to relive moments from the film.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
“I wasn’t that crazy about algebra, and I did not fully master it, but geometry was something that just came naturally to me,” she wrote in a 2020 memoir, “It Began With a Dream.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
"Began to outline Michael and the Talamasca. I fear that the male character is saving me," Rice writes.
From Salon • Jan. 9, 2023
Background: Began his college career at Auburn, then transferred to Liberty after losing out to Bo Nix for the Tigers’ starting job in 2019.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2022
Began to roll and complain like a peevish world on a grumble.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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