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at once













ADVERB
now
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ADVERB
right off the bat
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Instead of having to cut it all at once, it is easing back output in stages, hoping to avoid the more costly step of shutting fields and later spending weeks or months bringing them back.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

What surprised her most was not only the size of the effect, but also how caregiving strains multiple parts of family life at once.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

But in this system, researchers believe the star may have produced its planets sequentially rather than all at once.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

The unanimity allowed Warmington to rebuild the whole block at once.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

All at once Rowdy left the little mare and came bounding back to me.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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