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onset

[on-set, awn-] / ˈɒnˌsɛt, ˈɔn- /


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"To understand when and why harmful microbial glycogen is produced, the team will next conduct larger studies surveying gut microbiome communities in ALS/FTD patients before and after disease onset," Burberry said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

New Vogue Spa’s treatment was supremely relaxing from the onset — part Head Spa, part facial, part eye care.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Both will help delay the onset of a shortage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Jeffries' lawyers argue that he is suffering with dementia and late onset of Alzheimer's disease and is unfit to face trial alongside his partner and their alleged middleman in October.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

As September days turned to late autumn, my world fell apart with the onset of Grandmother India’s leukemia and her death on October 24.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals




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