outset
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He said that the five defendants had denied almost every allegation against them from the outset.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Little Rock parents appear to be doing the same; enrollment declined from 20,786 at the outset of wide-scale restorative-justice implementation to 18,964 this past school year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
“From the outset of the investigation, we have been in close contact with our suppliers to determine whether any ingredients in our supply chain have been identified as part of the investigation,” the chain said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
From the outset, Oseman knew she wanted to end “Heartstopper” with Nick going off to university in Leeds and Charlie, who is a year younger, finding independence as head boy at school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
For the youngest, songs with three notes are an excellent place to start, because these children will not have much difficulty imitating or matching these pitches and can be successful from the outset.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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Those series knew what they wanted to accomplish at their respective outsets, but could not match that overall intent with endings that were previously determined for them.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2021
But the outsets, with the strictest economy, must always of necessity be large, showing that crime is an important drawback to industry and thrift.
From The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences by Quinby, Hosea
When a part of the common is enclosed and farmed, the enclosure is called an outset; but the outsets are never included in the numeration of merks of rental land.
From Second Shetland Truck System Report by Guthrie, William
Mr. Blodget tells us that he never expected to advance more than a quarter of the outsets.
From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)
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