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onset

[on-set, awn-] / ˈɒnˌsɛt, ˈɔn- /


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The onset of dementia in Árni spurs his grandson to consider what’s lost when the markers of memory depart.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The United Nations representative on the island warned Thursday that the humanitarian emergency, coupled with the onset of the Caribbean hurricane season, made for an "explosive cocktail."

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

It happened after the 1970s oil shock, then again much later as the market bounced back from the 2008 financial crisis and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 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

If one accepts the traditional, earlier dates for the onset of American plant domestication, then 5,000 years instead of 1,500 or 2,000 years elapsed before food production supported villages.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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