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Examples of outset in a Sentence
There have been problems with the project from the outset.
From its very outset, the company has produced the highest quality products.
He made it clear at the outset that he is not going to quit his job.
She set high goals for herself at the outset of her career.
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Data Lake Architectures: Optimizing For Latency And Scale When designing a data infrastructure for LLMs, prioritizing data lake architectures from the outset is essential.
—Chandra Kuchi, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
But from the outset, Darnold entered a locker room and an offense that had two seasons’ worth of reps together.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Plagued from the outset by delays and budget overruns, the program has already cost $3.3 billion and is just 38% complete, according to the utility.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Naming the awkwardness at the outset can take away its power.
—Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin, Contributor, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1759, in the meaning defined above
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“Outset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outset. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
outset
noun
out·set
ˈau̇t-ˌset
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Nglish: Translation of outset for Spanish Speakers
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