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at the outset
Idioms and Phrases
Also, from the outset . At the start, from the start. For example, He wanted to explain his position from the outset, but there wasn't time , or At the outset the problem seemed simple, but then it became quite complicated . The noun outset is rarely heard today except in these phrases. [Mid-1700s]Example Sentences
Asked at the outset of his hour and 20 minute-long interview if he was responsible for felling the tree, Mr Graham replied: "No."
The Clippers were mostly locked into the game at the outset, their defense forcing the Nuggets into two 24-second violations in the first quarter and that allowed L.A. to trim a Denver lead from nine to two points.
You would not — though a voice-over at the outset suggested it had something to do with two selves battling for control of a soul.
You would not — though a voiceover at the outset suggested it had something to do with two selves battling for control of a soul.
At the outset of the film’s narrative, Rickey is kindly asked to leave a grief support group that he’s all but taken over after the death of his father.
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