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onset

[on-set, awn-] / ˈɒnˌsɛt, ˈɔn- /


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Jeffries was declared "mentally incompetent" by a court last year and said to be suffering with dementia and late onset of Alzheimer's disease.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

But so, too, was the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which sharply curtailed the Democratic nominating fight.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

The belief, which air theorists had propagated since the onset of combat planes in World War I, seemed confirmed by the results of World War II. However, the U.S.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

Recent experiences such as the onset of the pandemic and the inflation surge that followed have made companies more flexible and improved their ability to respond to economic shocks, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

“Is there such a thing as sudden onset schizophrenia?”

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

It is more common in women than men and typically onsets in 40s, often taking a significant toll on their quality of life.

From Science Daily Nov. 20, 2024

He and his colleagues analyzed 1952-2011 temperature data and found the four seasons no longer occur equally and had irregular onsets.

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2021

We used to call these “family words” when I was a kid: rat, bat, cat, mat, etc., all have the “-at” rime with different consonant onsets.

From Slate Nov. 29, 2018

Analyses of the passive playback experiments were the same as above, but the onsets and offsets of the sound sweeps were used as anchor points instead of the presses and the releases of the joystick.

From Nature Mar. 28, 2017

If the world-powers were hard as flint in their dealings with Israel, the people of God were steeled to such moral endurance that each clash of their successive onsets kindled some new flame of devotion.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various




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