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Brindle went on to say that it was "very difficult to tell at the outset when granting asylum as to whether somebody is going to go on to commit crime or not".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“From the outset, we made clear that we would not be acting as your primary legal counsel in that jurisdiction.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
The practice upended hotels’ planning by prompting them to increase staff and begin World Cup-themed renovations, preparing for crowds that may have been overestimated from the outset.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
At the outset of the interview, she puts it this way: “I’m not going to make you say anything bad about your father because that would just be completely demonic.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Let’s now return to the problem 1 posed at the outset of this chapter.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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