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began

[ bih-gan ]

verb

  1. the simple past tense of begin.


began

/ ɪˈɡæ /

verb

  1. the past tense of begin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Pointer, who was born in New York City on May 18, 1924, began her stage career in the city the 1940s.

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The Trump administration also recently canceled the writing of a major scientific report called the National Nature Assessment, which began under the Biden administration.

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He was standing outside the store when 10 unidentified agents in masks aggressively swarmed the day laborers gathered there and began to ask if they had papers and identifications.

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While a few of the bases date back to the 1990s, 89% have been constructed since 2018, after which Turkey began significantly expanding its military presence in Iraqi Kurdistan.

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It's no coincidence this shift began around 2017, when Trump declared his first trade war against China.

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