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outset

[aut-set] / ˈaʊtˌsɛt /




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Williams lacked pace from the outset and qualifying 20th left him with an enormous amount of work to do.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Since Argon is undergoing a limited rollout at the outset, it won’t contribute to meaningful financial gains for the company right away.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The police operation continued throughout most of Sunday, with Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Constable Jon Boutcher telling reporters that officers had been gathering evidence from the outset.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The Houthis, whose heartland is among Yemen's Zaidi Muslims in the country's north, seized the capital Sanaa in 2014 at the outset of the civil war, driving the government to Aden in the south.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

This appeared at the outset to be an expansive portfolio.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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




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