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Recent Examples of commencement In the aftermath, the university canceled its commencement, and its president, Minouche Shafik, resigned months later. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024 That’d be kicker Harrison Butker, who made headlines for spewing conservative beliefs during a commencement speech in May. Justin Curto, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024 Ahead of New York Fashion Week’s commencement on Friday, many were looking forward to the Collina Strada show. Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Sep. 2024 Chiefs' Harrison Butker Criticized for Graduation Speech Attacking Working Women While Quoting Taylor Swift This past May, Butker delivered a controversial commencement speech during Benedictine College's graduation ceremony that caused many to criticize his words on social media. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for commencement 
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Noun
  • Unfortunately, the time for these measures was at the beginning of the massive Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • At the beginning of 2023, Quevedo announced a stop in his career.
    Leila Cobo, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • According to Texas, the school record for career starts is the 55 made by both Jonathon Scott and Rodrique Wright from 2002-05. Texas has two games left in the regular season, so Majors will soon tie Blake Gideon (52 starts from 2008-11) and Colt McCoy (53 starts from 2006-09).
    Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Winston has avoided turnovers in two of his three starts this year, but did throw three killer picks against the Chargers on Nov. 3.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • It had been coupled with the men's tournament since its inception in 1991.
    Tim Baysinger, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Since its inception in 1971, Starbucks, which is 125th on the Fortune 500, has been headquartered near its original Pike Place store in Seattle.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The committee recommended only a 3-day work restriction from the onset of symptoms, even if the HCW is still symptomatic, if they are improved and afebrile—this, despite abundant data that many people shed SARS-CoV2 virus for ten days or more.
    Judy Stone, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The use of vitamin C after the onset of the common cold for treatment is unclear.
    Trang Tran, PharmD, Verywell Health, 21 Nov. 2024
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  • Ahead of the launch, Calandrelli provided a peek into the preparation to her Instagram Stories.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Both Balmain and Bottega Veneta debuted their launches during spring 2025 fashion week in an effort to make a strong connection between the fragrances and the DNA of the brand.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 23 Nov. 2024

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“Commencement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commencement. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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