the beginning of the end
noun phrase
: the start of a series of events that leads to the end
The argument marked the beginning of the end of their marriage.
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With the first two episodes now on the big screen, Season 5 marks the beginning of the end as the show moves into Holy Week.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The decision could mark the beginning of the end for the extraordinary role Musk has played in the early months of President Donald Trump’s second administration.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2025
Monday marks the beginning of the end of Louisiana's redistricting saga as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments over the state's congressional map.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Recent moves by President Donald Trump and his administration could signal the beginning of the end for the nearly 50-year-old Department of Education, delivering on a campaign promise to knock out the federal agency and send schooling back to the states.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The decision could mark the beginning of the end for the extraordinary role Musk has played in the early months of President Donald Trump’s second administration.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2025
Monday marks the beginning of the end of Louisiana's redistricting saga as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments over the state's congressional map.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Recent moves by President Donald Trump and his administration could signal the beginning of the end for the nearly 50-year-old Department of Education, delivering on a campaign promise to knock out the federal agency and send schooling back to the states.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
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