onset
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The rapid onset from an average to high, even extreme, temperature - or a "heat spike" - is something I and fellow meteorologists have noticed happening more often.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Many oil-market analysts at the onset of the U.S.-Iran war said the global economy would start to feel the pinch of a virtually shut Strait of Hormuz as early as May.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
One form of the protein, APOE4, is considered the greatest genetic risk factor for late onset Alzheimer's disease.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Plus, natural-gas prices surged in Europe and Asia but barely rose in the U.S., a price divergence that has saved U.S. consumers trillions since the onset of the shale revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
But the hosts of Mordor were enheartened, and filled with a new lust and fury they came yelling to the onset.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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