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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

Agentic AI is fundamentally shifting the compute landscape in AI data centers, which relied heavily on graphics processing units at the outset.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

“I don’t think any of us understood at the outset what magnitude that would be,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

At the outset, operative No. 10 asked Mathis, who’d been a juror on the inquest, to show him the crime scene.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann