began
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Households lost light and heat, some water supplies also began to fail because they relied on electric pumps.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
Potential candidates began putting down markers swiftly this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
This comes nearly three years after deliveries first began and seven years after Tesla teased the stainless-steel truck that some have compared to a “trapezoid on wheels.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
Tech stocks tumbled Thursday, extending a selloff in AI-linked stocks that began in mid-October.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Clare began to pace, his cloak billowing up behind him each time he swiveled to retrace his steps.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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