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So far, the slow dribble of counting affidavit and mail ballots has favored Colom, something he predicted at the outset of Election Day.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

Bass made it a top priority from the outset, launching an expensive program to bring people indoors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

To do that, advisers must say from the outset that their goal is to speak clearly — and avoid jargon.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Kenyans raised questions from the outset, about how the first patient was able to spend time in the region worst-affected by Ebola, then travel to two more countries before his illness was identified.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

At the outset of our meeting, I suggested alternatives to him, but he was not interested and instead aired a number of grievances.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Those series knew what they wanted to accomplish at their respective outsets, but could not match that overall intent with endings that were previously determined for them.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2021

But the outsets, with the strictest economy, must always of necessity be large, showing that crime is an important drawback to industry and thrift.

From The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences by Hosea Quinby

Mr. Blodget tells us that he never expected to advance more than a quarter of the outsets.

From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by W. O. (William Odber) Raymond

When a part of the common is enclosed and farmed, the enclosure is called an outset; but the outsets are never included in the numeration of merks of rental land.

From Second Shetland Truck System Report by William Guthrie