onset
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“Early onset breast cancer” — diagnosed before age 50 — “is going up the fastest among Asian Americans,” Gomez said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The United Nations representative on the island warned Thursday that the humanitarian emergency, coupled with the onset of the Caribbean hurricane season, made for an "explosive cocktail."
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The trade wobbled briefly this March following the onset of hostilities in the Middle East and went back into overdrive the past several weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The study found that a one year course of the biologic drug abatacept significantly delayed the onset of rheumatoid arthritis, with benefits continuing long after treatment ended.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
By late March and early April, game was growing scarcer as the animals migrated north, fleeing the onset of Antarctic winter.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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