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onset

[on-set, awn-] / ˈɒnˌsɛt, ˈɔn- /


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According to the report, both men fell ill after spending time outdoors, one playing golf at five courses in Alameda and Contra Costa counties within 14 days of the onset of his symptoms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

The trade wobbled briefly this March following the onset of hostilities in the Middle East and went back into overdrive the past several weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

This increases the risk of compounding hazards in some regions and accelerating the onset of drought conditions where rainfall is reduced, it said.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

It happened after the 1970s oil shock, then again much later as the market bounced back from the 2008 financial crisis and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Let us now summarize how variations in these three factors—time of onset of food production, barriers to diffusion, and human population size—led straightforwardly to the observed intercontinental differences in the development of technology.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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