in the beginning
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Rana’s most recent employer, the private-equity firm Bregal Sagemount, terminated his employment in the beginning of April, a company spokeswoman previously told the Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
I hadn’t thought about it so much in the beginning, and this is not remotely to compare myself to him, but our enterprises have a lot of similarities.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Vacations in retirement can be expensive, especially when retirees are now on fixed incomes, but they are also better off in the beginning of retirement years, advisers say.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 20, 2026
“By the end of the process, I definitely felt ready to adapt myself. But in the beginning, there was just no way I would raise my hand for it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Or maybe just once or twice, in the beginning, though he wasn’t trying to get me to talk.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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