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As Scott Kahan, director of the National Center for Weight and Wellness, puts it, expect confusion and hiccups at the outset.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
At the outset, he believed his time in St. Louis would be temporary.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026
Or hadn’t projected at the outset that the military operation would last four to five weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
Barbarez maintained from the outset that his goal was to qualify for the Euros in 2028 — and for his players to feel proud wearing Bosnia’s blue, yellow and white.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
The government decided at the outset that the American Expeditionary Force would be made up mostly of draftees.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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