the beginning of the end
noun phrase
: the start of a series of events that leads to the end
The argument marked the beginning of the end of their marriage.
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That incident became a watershed moment in Florida and other parts of the country that marked the beginning of the end of electrocution.
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
Here’s a look at whether recent development could be the beginning of the end of Lebanon’s political paralysis.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
The two-sided account starts at the beginning of the end, when the husband hasn’t come home and isn’t answering his wife’s texts.
—The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Or was last season the beginning of the end and the promise will not be fulfilled?
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
Here’s a look at whether recent development could be the beginning of the end of Lebanon’s political paralysis.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
The two-sided account starts at the beginning of the end, when the husband hasn’t come home and isn’t answering his wife’s texts.
—The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Or was last season the beginning of the end and the promise will not be fulfilled?
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
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“The beginning of the end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20beginning%20of%20the%20end. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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