in the beginning

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: at the start

The company was very small in the beginning, but it eventually became a giant corporation.

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All the houses in the beginning were custom-built, not thrown up by developers. —Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2024

If your kids are nothing more than cordial in the beginning, that's enough, so long as your partner is patient and understands that these things take time. —Michelle Dempsey-Multack, Parents, 2 May 2024

Races in the Gulf bookend the season — Bahrain in the beginning, Abu Dhabi at the end. —Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024

Despite the fact the film wasn’t shot until 2022, all three were cast in the beginning and stayed with the project through its delays. —Jenelle Riley, Variety, 2 May 2024

South Korea’s Samsung, which launched its latest flagship smartphone lineup — Galaxy S24 series — in the beginning of the year, shipped more than 60 million phones during the period. —Reuters, NBC News, 15 Apr. 2024

So there’s probably some people listening who are entrepreneurs and want to have their own business or are in the beginning of it. —Yvette Walker, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024

And since physical touch was off the table, that can get pretty irritating in the beginning of any relationship. —Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024

During their wedding cake tasting in the beginning of March, the couple once again found a surprise pearl in their food. —Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024