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There have been problems with the project from the outset.
From its very outset, the company has produced the highest quality products.
He made it clear at the outset that he is not going to quit his job.
She set high goals for herself at the outset of her career.
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At the outset of her career, SZA signed with Lamar’s old label, Top Dawg Entertainment, and the two have frequently guested on each other’s tracks over the years.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2024
Israel has repeated the mistake in Gaza that the George W. Bush administration made in Iraq and Afghanistan, and failed to marry its military action to achievable political goals at the outset.
—Stuart E. Eizenstat, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
All of this points to an environment where software developers are under more pressure to ensure their products are resilient and robust from the outset.
—Stephen De Vries, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Extremist factions in Israeli politics have called for Jewish settlement in Gaza nearly since the outset of the war , following Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2024
Israel has repeated the mistake in Gaza that the George W. Bush administration made in Iraq and Afghanistan, and failed to marry its military action to achievable political goals at the outset.
—Stuart E. Eizenstat, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
All of this points to an environment where software developers are under more pressure to ensure their products are resilient and robust from the outset.
—Stephen De Vries, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Extremist factions in Israeli politics have called for Jewish settlement in Gaza nearly since the outset of the war , following Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Outset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outset. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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outset
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out·set
ˈau̇t-ˌset 
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