start over
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Dion also "endeared herself" to the crowd by saying during one song that she wanted to stop and start over.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
"I have to start over," he said mournfully.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
“I wanted to blow up my life and start over again,” he said at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Anthony and Grietje left the maelstrom of 17th-century Amsterdam to start over in the New World.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
But if you write words and they don’t come out the way you want them to, you can erase them and start over.
From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani
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