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opens

  • present tense form
    of open (3rd person singular).
    open
    adjective
    not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate.

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His photographs feature in new showcase The 90s: Art and Fashion, which opens on Thursday.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Should we be optimistic that Alito has recused himself from the case that opens the term?

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

She opens her monologue by describing a hypothetical figure born to great privilege.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Meliá Seychelles Meliá’s first Seychelles property opens on Mahé this year with the country’s first rooftop bar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Just then the door from the main hall opens and in walks Denny.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila