The new term this spring began in the sunlight.

今年春季的新学期是在阳光中拉开帷幕的。

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Trail drives usually began with the spring "round-up."

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Although her family had often visited Dubai for holidays, they had never considered a permanent relocation here until the Arab Spring began.

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As the spring began, al-Maliki cracked down on militants in the southern city of Basra and in Baghdad's large Sadr City slum.

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This time, Tunisians will go to the polls to participate in the first election a transition country has hosted since the Arab Spring began.

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