as in to begin
to come into existence
a cold spell set in sometime last week
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Inspectors from the Ministry of Customs and Trade began to look into the firm’s finances.—
Moisés Naím,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025 -
Connolly began her political career when she was elected as a Labour Party member of Galway City Council in 1999.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Tickets for Sting's show start at $750 apiece.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Twin with Stone and add a brown suede jacket to your fall capsule wardrobe with similar styles on Amazon, starting at $35.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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There was a casino, Grandy said.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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There aren't a ton of great options in free agency, though there may not be too many choices at all via trade either, as most teams have their starter and backup quarterbacks locked in and won't be looking to part with either at this point in the year.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Bewildered, the space weather expert wanted to know if there could be space weather events that were smaller than coronal mass ejections and did not originate directly from solar eruptions.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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Dating back to the 1800s, Brandy Snap cookie originated in England and become widely known for their thin, lacy texture and delicate crunch.—
Jenavieve Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
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Anthropologist Eugenia Shanklin’s analysis of the details in this legend, and her discussions with Kom people (1989), led her to conclude that the geomyth arose after a real natural disaster centuries ago.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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When speaking with The Hollywood Reporter earlier this year, Next Gen NYC creator and executive producer Michaline Babich explained that the idea for the series arose from her time working on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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Members of the committee from both political parties criticized Underly for choosing to accept an alumni award at Indiana University instead of appearing before the committee Thursday to answer questions about student safety for the public that have arisen because of the Capital Times reporting.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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But for consumers, higher wages on paper do not appear to have eased the sting of rising prices, according to several recent surveys.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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The split commenced a contentious court battle in which the former model requested $175,057 in child support payments, a $45,000 increase from a tentative payment order, during a two-day Santa Barbara court hearing in August, according to People.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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The 17-year-long lease will commence at the start of 2026, with two five-year renewal options when the term expires in June 2043, the documents state.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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Based on the 2008 documentary of the same name, Song Song Blue stars Hudson and Hugh Jackman as real-life Milwaukee-area couple Claire and Mike Sardina, who formed the band Lightning & Thunder in tribute to Neil Diamond.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Vessels like Navier’s — ones that are efficient, stable, adaptable, and capable of being mass-produced as commercial platforms, while forming the foundation of a dual-use strategy — are the key to reopening America’s waterways for people and commerce.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Set in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set%20in. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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