start off
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“While they may start off as behind-the-meter or off-grid projects, data centers ultimately would like to be tied into the grid,” DeCampo says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
With 30-year fixed mortgage rates making their largest jump in four years, people looking to buy homes might consider loans with adjustable rates that start off considerably lower than fixed-rated loans.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Tuesday will start off relatively warm and muggy across central and south-eastern areas of England but further north and west it will start to feel a little cooler.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The fans are all over the place — it’s harder to get someone in small rooms, and you have to start off that way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Given a moist planet with methane, formaldehyde, ammonia, and some usable minerals, all of which abound, exposed to lightning or ultraviolet irradiation at the right temperature, life might start off almost anywhere.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
