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It’s why the commissioners reviewed concept plans to begin with.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
However, the new campaign will begin with her awakening in a strange realm after her funeral which, according to PlayStation, is the start of "a new adventure".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
The fleet of these tankers is not large to begin with — only about 950 VLCCs are in service globally, according to Kpler.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
In other words, a decline in oil prices won’t bring Treasury yields down much, because there was never a surge in long-term inflation expectations to begin with.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
I wondered then if, without the language barrier, my classmates and I could have done a better job making sense of Christianity, an idea that sounds pretty far-fetched to begin with.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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