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USC has opposed the union from the outset.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
At Anfield, the pressure will be on from the outset.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The practice upended hotels’ planning by prompting them to increase staff and begin World Cup-themed renovations, preparing for crowds that may have been overestimated from the outset.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
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
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
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