at the beginning

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The data still includes the United Arab Emirates, which left the group at the beginning of May.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“I’ll say that at the beginning of the day I felt way more nervous than at the end,” Lopez said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The chief of Turkey's Pegasus Airlines, Guliz Ozturk, noted wryly that it was standard practice for carriers to predict various scenarios at the beginning of the year, only to see something entirely different happen.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Kavanna, from Wigan, started her shirt business at the beginning of 2025 and has made more than 350 shirts since she started.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

It’s funny—the school is no different from what it was at the beginning of the year.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman