as in to begin
to take the first step in (a process or course of action)
before you actually strike into your speech, you should introduce yourself
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The European Union has begun to issue its U.S.-bound officials burner phones, for fear of surveillance, the Financial Times reported.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Apr. 2025 -
Max subscription plans begin at $9.99 a month with ads while ad-free subscriptions cost $16.99 a month.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Around the same time, the company commenced an aggressive play for the college sports insurance market, introducing a novel contract protection product for NIL collectives while also trying to get into the critical injury coverage niche.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Production on the second season of Nobody Wants This commenced in March 2025.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Bobby manages to save Chimney, who falls ill and starts coughing up blood while responding to the lab blaze.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Vásquez has chosen the brown tops in two of his three road starts and lost both.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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But the Clippers played great defense and eventually forced Westbrook into not getting off a shot, sending the game into overtime tied 98-98.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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That composure led to him landing a knee in the third round after a scramble to get off the mat and setting up the ground strikes that finished the fight at the 3:43 mark of Round 3.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Why the Chargers drafted him: A versatile receiver who was tied for the sixth-fastest 40-yard dash at the NFL combine, Lambert-Smith would be another option to help open the Chargers’ vertical passing game.—
Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The announcement of Universal’s ambitious new UK theme park — a vast entertainment resort set to open near Bedford — is already sparking excitement across the leisure and retail industries.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Agrigento was founded in 580 B.C. as the largest Greek colony in Sicily.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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For those unfamiliar, the brand was founded in Texas in the 1980s and remained on the scene until the death of its founder, Jim Autry, in 2009.—
Lina-Marie Baatz,
Glamour,
21 Apr. 2025
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Trader Joe's and its popular mini tote bags In April, Trader Joe's launched its mini canvas tote bags just in time for Easter.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Their off-Earth chase was brief: Shenzhou 20 launched atop a Long March 2F rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China today at 5:17 a.m. EDT (0917 GMT; 5:17 p.m. Beijing time).—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Strike (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strike%20%28into%29. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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