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“From the outset, DC Water’s highest priority was to safely and quickly contain the overflow and repair the damaged section of the Potomac Interceptor,” it said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Aligning himself with Martin’s approach from the outset, he said that the new chair’s move to set it up was “politically thoughtful.”
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026
The town of Chorzów itself was one of the first invaded by German forces at the outset of the conflict in September 1939.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
In a new report this week, the IMF detailed the economic costs of war, estimating that output in countries where fighting takes place drops by three percent at the outset, "and continues falling for years."
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
“Now, you will remember, I hope, that I told you at the very outset of these meetings of ours that we would be entering the realms of guesswork and speculation?”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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