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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Then in the beginning of 2021 was the first season of Kingdom Business.
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2024
The trio are part of about 70 homeless arrests in San Francisco since the city’s mayor, London Breed, ratcheted up cleanup operations in the beginning of August following the Supreme Court’s decision in late June, according to San Francisco Police Department spokesperson Evan Sernoffsky.
—Angela Hart, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
My last question was about the dance sequence in the beginning.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
Madison residents, in particular, saw the third-largest increase in consumer debt of major U.S. cities in the beginning of 2024.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2024
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2024
The trio are part of about 70 homeless arrests in San Francisco since the city’s mayor, London Breed, ratcheted up cleanup operations in the beginning of August following the Supreme Court’s decision in late June, according to San Francisco Police Department spokesperson Evan Sernoffsky.
—Angela Hart, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
My last question was about the dance sequence in the beginning.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
Madison residents, in particular, saw the third-largest increase in consumer debt of major U.S. cities in the beginning of 2024.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2024
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