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At the outset, it wasn’t a sure bet the president’s library would be established here in the Windy City—even if the South Side was always the obvious location.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
That may also be why certain sensitive topics were not dealt with directly by the presidents, Lopes said, speculating that the leaders avoided issues considered "unsolvable from the outset".
From BBC • May 7, 2026
To make those rates bearable, credit funds structured some loans at the outset to let borrowers meet some interest obligations with noncash payments-in-kind.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Musk’s acquisition of Twitter has run into complications from the outset.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
“I really was a strange one,” is the first thing Massari tells me after I track him down in Florida, as if this were something that must be stated at the outset.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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