onset
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“Early onset breast cancer” — diagnosed before age 50 — “is going up the fastest among Asian Americans,” Gomez said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Mexico reported 1,717 active cases as of early May, while Panama’s caseload has grown so severe since its 2023 onset that officials have abandoned individual case tracking.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The study found that a one year course of the biologic drug abatacept significantly delayed the onset of rheumatoid arthritis, with benefits continuing long after treatment ended.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
Many oil-market analysts at the onset of the U.S.-Iran war said the global economy would start to feel the pinch of a virtually shut Strait of Hormuz as early as May.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
With the final onset of dark the iron cold locked down and the boy by now was shuddering violently.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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