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onset

[on-set, awn-] / ˈɒnˌsɛt, ˈɔn- /


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The timing of disease onset also differed significantly.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

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

‘And our scouts say that they have cast trenches and stakes across the road. We cannot sweep them away in sudden onset.’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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