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at once













ADVERB
now
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ADVERB
right off the bat
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This shift involves developing treatments that target multiple aspects of the disease at once.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

Joseph Perkovich, arguing for Pitchford, tried to do two things at once.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

Two things can be true at once: Your very real fear of flying, which can result in very real physical and psychological distress, and your husband’s window of time to take this trip.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Like prey worn down by a persistent predator, participants don’t collapse all at once; they give up gradually until the fight leaves the market altogether.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

It was too much to think about all at once, and his skin began to feel prickly and too tight.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold