in the beginning
idiom
: at the start
The company was very small in the beginning, but it eventually became a giant corporation.
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What appealed to me, in the beginning, as someone with family members who worked in public health, was the show’s perceptive depiction of a health care system in crisis.
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Judy Berman, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
By all accounts, the school took the reporting requirement seriously in the beginning.
—Stacy St. Clair, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
A lot of the stuff that happened in the beginning, is always the stuff that kind of circles back.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Projected top relievers The Phillies tend not to use a set closer under manager Rob Thomson, but Romano might have the most chances in the beginning.
—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
By all accounts, the school took the reporting requirement seriously in the beginning.
—Stacy St. Clair, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
A lot of the stuff that happened in the beginning, is always the stuff that kind of circles back.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Projected top relievers The Phillies tend not to use a set closer under manager Rob Thomson, but Romano might have the most chances in the beginning.
—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the beginning
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“In the beginning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20beginning. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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