beginning, In the

Cultural

The first words of the Book of Genesis, which contains the biblical account of Creation: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth.” The Gospel of John begins, “In the beginning was the Word.”

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Spiritualists gathered at summer camps beginning in the 1850s.

From Literature

Over a five-year period beginning in the 2020-21 school year, the district’s AP class participation grew by 50%.

From Los Angeles Times

Beginning in the 1980s, she published three novels: “In Her Own Image,” “Family Business” and “Coming to Terms.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Beginning in the ’70s and ’80s, research into the benefits of wet floating took off — and has continued since, with studies funded by the National Institutes of Health.

From Los Angeles Times

Productivity growth has been elevated for several years, beginning in the pandemic, when tight labor markets spurred investment in labor-saving technologies and new business formation surged.

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