be early

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Clinicians are gathering iris scans, voice recordings and harnessing AI to crunch through and curate masses of data to spot signs of change that may be early indicators of future problems.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

At 35, I thought my strange symptoms had to be early menopause.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Agentic commerce is in its early days, but Vemana said he would rather be early and learn than sit back and wait for it to become more mainstream.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

“These may be early signs of a mini-retail bubble forming — something we’ve seen several times in recent months,” Patel said in written commentary.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

My ten minutes were to be early in Third Hour, late afternoon.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin