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Example Sentences

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“We’re here to win,” May said at the outset of the tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

From the outset, the justices gave Trump’s solicitor general, John Sauer, a frosty reception.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Agentic AI is fundamentally shifting the compute landscape in AI data centers, which relied heavily on graphics processing units at the outset.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

The club said: "From the outset of this process, the club has treated these matters with the utmost seriousness, providing full cooperation to all relevant regulators."

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Yet from the outset the fascination with private detectives was mixed with aversion.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann