as in beginning
the point at which something begins
there was a large turnout at the commencement of the conference, but the numbers dwindled as it progressed
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May Records showed there was no evidence of a mass shooting plot for Dogwood Dell in 2022, VCU grads protested Youngkin's commencement speech by walking out, and pop star Chappell Roan performed in Richmond.
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Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
Reed Arena: Graduate and Professional Degrees When is The University of Houston's fall graduation and commencement?
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
The Oscar winner returned to her alma mater in 2015 to deliver an inspiring commencement speech to the graduating class.
—Diana Pearl, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Last spring, pro-Palestinian tent encampments crowded schools and disrupted commencement plans, drawing accusations of antisemitism and prompting new limits.
—Annie Ma, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024
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Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
Reed Arena: Graduate and Professional Degrees When is The University of Houston's fall graduation and commencement?
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
The Oscar winner returned to her alma mater in 2015 to deliver an inspiring commencement speech to the graduating class.
—Diana Pearl, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Last spring, pro-Palestinian tent encampments crowded schools and disrupted commencement plans, drawing accusations of antisemitism and prompting new limits.
—Annie Ma, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024
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By the numbers: The average price paid for a new car at the beginning of 2014 was $32,250.Felix Salmon, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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The picture appears to be an excerpt from the video that the Princess of Wales shared at the beginning of September to inform the public about the completion of her chemotherapy and her gradual return to her public duties.Katharina Fuchs, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2024
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That was the unlikely start of one of America’s greatest retail success stories.Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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After a tough start to the 2024 NFL season, the Cincinnati Bengals still have a shot to make the playoffs.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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Now, Amir Efrati at The Information notes that Google is trying to recover some of that market and attention from OpenAI, which has been dominant in-AI powered search since its inception.John Werner, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Since its inception, 86 partners including retailers, freight carriers, logistics providers, port operators, and trade associations have been sharing data to provide a more holistic view of trade, identifying trends, strengths, and weaknesses in the U.S. supply chain and infrastructure.Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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From the onset of Schauffele’s relationship with golf, motivational allegories and philosophical adages were fed into his psyche.Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Share [Findings] Ostrich-shell beads indicating the onset of the Initial Upper Paleolithic were found to have reached Shuidonggou by 39000 bc, and strontium isotope levels revealed the social exchange of ostrich-shell beads during the Late Quaternary in the Karoo Supergroup.Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Fox News paid tribute to the work of Cavuto, who has been with the cable network since its launch in 1996, in a statement provided to USA TODAY on Thursday.Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Such ETFs — notably from Fidelity and BlackRock — have attracted $36 billion of new money since their launch — with their assest totaling about $116 billion, the Journal noted.Peter Cohan, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Commencement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commencement. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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