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outset

[out-set] / ˈaʊtˌsɛt /




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The Houthis, whose heartland is among Yemen's Zaidi Muslims in the country's north, seized the capital Sanaa in 2014 at the outset of the civil war, driving the government to Aden in the south.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

From the outset against Diego Simeone's side, the midfielder seemed like a man on a mission.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Despite its deep-pocketed investors, who helped lure star players from the PGA Tour with eye-popping guaranteed contracts and enormous prize funds, LIV hemorrhaged cash from the outset.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

McVay said at the outset of training camp that the season would not be considered a success or a failure by whether the Rams win the Super Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Right from the outset, the previous season’s rivalries and hard feelings and insecurities erupted again.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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

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 W. O. (William Odber) Raymond

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 Hosea Quinby

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 William Guthrie




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