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The Houthis, whose heartland is among Yemen's Zaidi Muslims in the country's north, seized the capital Sanaa in 2014 at the outset of the civil war, driving the government to Aden in the south.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

McVay said at the outset of training camp that the season would not be considered a success or a failure by whether the Rams win the Super Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

"I want to praise the victims in this case who have supported our investigation from the outset, their bravery and determination to see justice served a big role in this result," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

That puts them at odds with Zillow, whose business model revolves around displaying for-sale and rental listings on the internet from the outset.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Let’s now return to the problem 1 posed at the outset of this chapter.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Those series knew what they wanted to accomplish at their respective outsets, but could not match that overall intent with endings that were previously determined for them.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2021

Mr. Blodget tells us that he never expected to advance more than a quarter of the outsets.

From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by W. O. (William Odber) Raymond

But the outsets, with the strictest economy, must always of necessity be large, showing that crime is an important drawback to industry and thrift.

From The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences by Hosea Quinby

When a part of the common is enclosed and farmed, the enclosure is called an outset; but the outsets are never included in the numeration of merks of rental land.

From Second Shetland Truck System Report by William Guthrie