began
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Last year, Shein began offering other fashion brands access to its manufacturing network in China.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
A document in the files describes how she began to co-operate with the FBI that year in its investigation.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
He added that the sessions which began over two weeks ago were preparing civilians from all walks of life for renewed fighting.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
“We found that no grooms were really being catered to whatsoever,” said Fletcher Kasell, half of the fashion label Tanner Fletcher, a New York brand that began offering more options for grooms three years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
On Clare’s journey out of the dump, the scent of bonfires began to snake through the trees.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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