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onset

[on-set, awn-] / ˈɒnˌsɛt, ˈɔn- /


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He joined shortly after the onset of the city’s fiscal crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

"The decline in spatial memory indicates a progressive onset of neurodegenerative disease that we can attribute to CSE loss," says first author Suwarna Chakraborty, a researcher in Paul's lab.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

New Vogue Spa’s treatment was supremely relaxing from the onset — part Head Spa, part facial, part eye care.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Jeffries' lawyers argue that he is suffering with dementia and late onset of Alzheimer's disease and is unfit to face trial alongside his partner and their alleged middleman in October.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

It appeared again with the onset of the rainy season but only flowed properly at its peak.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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