at the outset

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In a new report this week, the IMF detailed the economic costs of war, estimating that output in countries where fighting takes place drops by three percent at the outset, "and continues falling for years."

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Agentic AI is fundamentally shifting the compute landscape in AI data centers, which relied heavily on graphics processing units at the outset.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

“I don’t think any of us understood at the outset what magnitude that would be,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

"I said at the outset that this inquiry would cost a lot of money and take time. It has done. But I genuinely believe it has been worth it," Hallett said.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

As I wrote at the outset of this book: The chilling truth is that Wes’s story could have been mine; the tragedy is that my story could have been his.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore