start something
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"It's never worked, so it's time that we start something new."
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
"People don't dare to start something because it's expensive, and a lot of banks are reluctant to loan money to set up a proper business," he said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
Maybe I thought he’d be a better version of himself, and we could start something anew?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
He'll start something and then he'll be like, "Oh, I wish you had been a part of it."
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2024
I’m not sure if she guesses there’s a whole pot of bubbling anger inside of me and she’s holding me down before I start something, or if she is telling me everything’s okay.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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