Example Sentences

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They’re angry that this disruption might come after tax filing has commenced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

"Latest observations indicate that the landfall process has commenced," India's national weather bureau said in a statement.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

The bank said it has commenced legal action against the two borrowers, whom it did not name in the filing.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 16, 2025

The department confirmed work has "commenced" to develop this model and "it is at an early stage".

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

Simpkin and Marshall.—If this work proceeds as it has commenced, it will throw a flood of light upon the darkness of our own beloved country and of others.

From The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, 1835 by Various