in the beginning
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"You feel ashamed in the beginning but I don't feel ashamed anymore," said Joanne.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
“We knew we were paying more up front, but it’d be valuable to us later. Those extra costs in the beginning mean we don’t have to deal with it now.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Because in the beginning, I was not a breakfast guy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Quite a few religions were considered cults in the beginning, Christianity among them, so it does make some sense not to wade too deeply into the finer distinctions.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Your father’s not mad at him, really. He’s mad at the situation, and I think that in the beginning Kyro got the brunt of that.”
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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