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at the outset

Also, from the outset. At the start, from the start. For example, He wanted to explain his position from the outset, but there wasn't time, or At the outset the problem seemed simple, but then it became quite complicated. The noun outset is rarely heard today except in these phrases. [Mid-1700s]

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Something similar is happening to Carrie Fernandez at the outset of “Invention,” a staggering new film made in close collaboration between director Courtney Stephens and actor-filmmaker Callie Hernandez.

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At the outset, USAID’s work was complicated by Washington’s Cold War mission.

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Last year, at the outset of his pitching rehab, Ohtani progressed from simple catch play to regular bullpens by the end of the regular season.

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“At the outset, I was pretty optimistic, getting a 2-0 lead,” manager Dave Roberts said.

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Yet at the outset, the US appeared strikingly standoffish.

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