start out
Example Sentences
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Overall, the results suggest that NGC 1365 started out as a relatively small galaxy and gradually grew into a massive spiral through multiple mergers with smaller neighbors.
From Science Daily
Ambitious city women start out thinking they’re going to grab the world by the tail, pull it down and put it in their pocket.
From Salon
"When I started out 35 years there were eight shops like mine within a 10km radius," he says.
From BBC
What started out as private sessions for friends who needed a place where they could blow off steam and express themselves eventually grew in size and scope.
From Los Angeles Times
The hearing started out with a verbal tussle between the committee chair, Republican Rand Paul, of Kentucky, and Mullin.
From BBC
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