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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of embark.

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Examples

  • After Fermat, Germain embarked on an eventful career as a physicist, a discipline in which she would again excel only to be confronted by the prejudices of the establishment.

    Sophie Germain, a tech heroine Mia 2009

  • After Fermat, Germain embarked on an eventful career as a physicist, a discipline in which she would again excel only to be confronted by the prejudices of the establishment.

    Archive 2009-03-01 Mia 2009

  • Instead of attempting to heal wounds caused by the election, Ahmadinejad during the first year of his second term embarked on an ambitious and rambunctious foreign and domestic policy agenda, which further alienated the middle class and angered rival conservative factions long suspicious of him and his entourage.

    Iran 'Far From United' Behind Ahmadinejad 2010

  • John McCain embarked on a health care tour Monday, but veered off course seizing on the latest remarks by Rev. Wright.

    CNN=Politics Daily 2008

  • Instead of attempting to heal wounds caused by the election, Ahmadinejad during the first year of his second term embarked on an ambitious and rambunctious foreign and domestic policy agenda, which further alienated the middle class and angered rival conservative factions long suspicious of him and his entourage.

    Iran 'Far From United' Behind Ahmadinejad 2010

  • Instead of attempting to heal wounds caused by the election, Ahmadinejad during the first year of his second term embarked on an ambitious and rambunctious foreign and domestic policy agenda, which further alienated the middle class and angered rival conservative factions long suspicious of him and his entourage.

    Iran 'Far From United' Behind Ahmadinejad 2010

  • Last fall, McCain embarked on a public-relations tour aimed at boosting Gen. Petraeus 'policy as well as his own campaign.

    The Daily 2008 - Real Clear Politics – TIME.com 2008

  • On the other hand, when Putin embarked on his military adventure, he apparently did not factor in the presence of Israeli genius on enemy soil.

    the swan song of israeli satire 2008

  • Instead of attempting to heal wounds caused by the election, Ahmadinejad during the first year of his second term embarked on an ambitious and rambunctious foreign and domestic policy agenda, which further alienated the middle class and angered rival conservative factions long suspicious of him and his entourage.

    Iran 'Far From United' Behind Ahmadinejad The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • Instead of attempting to heal wounds caused by the election, Ahmadinejad during the first year of his second term embarked on an ambitious and rambunctious foreign and domestic policy agenda, which further alienated the middle class and angered rival conservative factions long suspicious of him and his entourage.

    Iran 'Far From United' Behind Ahmadinejad 2010

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