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"I recognised her voice from the outset but it was just such a shock," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 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
You should assume from the outset that if you find a skeleton six feet deep in the earth that the hones are a lot newer than the dirt around them.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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