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Example Sentences

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From the outset, the justices gave Trump’s solicitor general, John Sauer, a frosty reception.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

The TA-125 index slumped 3.5% on Friday to trade below the level where it stood prior to the outset of war.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Alas, note at the outset that Beijing itself doesn’t believe the economy is improving.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

From the outset, the company was a little vague about what the service actually entailed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

At the outset, he shared the university scientist’s traditional antipathy to the patent process, so redolent of commercialism and so distinctly unacademic.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik