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From the outset, Dan's dark and emotional scenes put into motion a series of events that strain the wider group.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
To make those rates bearable, credit funds structured some loans at the outset to let borrowers meet some interest obligations with noncash payments-in-kind.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
OpenAI plans to contribute up to $1.5 billion of its own cash—$500 million at the outset, with an additional possible $1 billion—to disseminate its enterprise tools among portfolio companies owned by private-equity firms.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
If you have the bad luck of experiencing a market downturn at the outset, your slope of growth will forever be lower.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
"The cost is never discussed at the outset," she told him.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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