open with

1. Begin with, as in The concert season opens with the Symphony performing Mahler's Ninth. This idiom uses open in the sense of “begin,” a usage dating from the late 1600s.

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Remi Bader, a TikTok beauty influencer with more than two million followers, who partnered with them, said in a promotional interview: "I'm very, very open with my followers about how I'm very sweaty. It's so normal."

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Legal records indicate that her case against the couple is still open, with Kallen pushing for the lawsuit to be taken to trial.

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"Despite our differences on several issues, Norway wishes to keep the dialogue open with Venezuela and will continue to work in this direction," a ministry spokeswoman said.

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—Europe’s Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.5% shortly after the open, with gains of 0.7% in France’s CAC 40 and Germany’s DAX.

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Certain commodity futures markets, such as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Intercontinental Exchange, will be open with restrictions.

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