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onset

[on-set, awn-] / ˈɒnˌsɛt, ˈɔn- /


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The backwardation really began to form at the onset of the war in late February, continued to widen until April 2 and has since tightened a bit, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

But he’s steadily lost their support since the onset of the war, according to new bipartisan polling.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

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

Perhaps two-thirds of the people who suffer from this disease die within a year of its onset, and you’ve already survived for a couple of years.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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