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inception

[in-sep-shuhn] / ɪnˈsɛp ʃən /


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The entire generative AI effort -- from inception to submission of a paper -- took just six months.

From Science Daily

The first year of his tenure has seen the federal government’s medical science institutions undergo the most radical changes since their inception.

From Salon

The Irish-American designer, who died aged 80 last November, was a regular fixture on the opening day of the British capital's fashion week since the inception of the show in 1984.

From Barron's

Historians sometimes date the inception of the modern world to 1492, the year of Columbus’s departure for the New World.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the 33 completed seasons since the Premier League's inception in 1992, only nine teams have overturned a six-point deficit after 23 games or more to survive.

From BBC