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Example Sentences

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Australia concedes the ban will be far from perfect at the outset, and some underage users will fall through the cracks as issues are ironed out.

From Barron's

"We knew from the outset that we would lose players for this match due to their club commitments, and we are pleased with the quality of the team we've selected," said Erasmus.

From BBC

In her speech to European Union lawmakers, von der Leyen said: "I want to be clear from the very outset: Europe will stand with Ukraine and support Ukraine every step of the way."

From BBC

But it’s generally not wise to have a judge wonder at the outset of a trial whether your side is telling the truth, particularly when truth is the central point of the case, Jones said.

From Washington Times

“It all seems gently foggy,” Bakewell writes at the outset, “and yet I do believe that there is such a thing as a coherent, shared humanist tradition.”

From Washington Post