at the beginning

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The chief of Turkey's Pegasus Airlines, Guliz Ozturk, noted wryly that it was standard practice for carriers to predict various scenarios at the beginning of the year, only to see something entirely different happen.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

And if the Spurs win, sportsbooks will still lose, because the team from south-central Texas were such a longshot at the beginning of the year that the payouts would also create a liability.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

To us, the house salad that got passed around at the beginning of every meal was perfect, save for one ingredient: the plump, black olives.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Bashir left Somerset at the end of last season to join Derbyshire, where he has taken 15 wickets in six County Championship matches at the beginning of this summer.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Papa sat down on my bed and said, “Suppose you start at the beginning, and tell me all about it. I’d like to know just what did go on down in those bottoms.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls