at the beginning
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After hearing these songs, the happier ones at the beginning of the album reveal bits of shadow that Rodrigo has built into them to presage what’s to come — to presage what always comes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
The data still includes the United Arab Emirates, which left the group at the beginning of May.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
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
The church said the number of people coming in for meals rose by about 50% at the beginning of the year.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Things went from bad to worse at the beginning of the school year because my brother and sister were both in high school and I was stuck in that yawning chasm of nothingness, middle school.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
