the off
noun
British
1
: the beginning of a race
2
: the very beginning
Right from the off, I knew she was against me.
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Not much else is known about the abode, but a 2007 Sports Illustrated feature confirmed that Peyton still owned the off-season dwelling.
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Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2025
Penn’s relationship to the lens — and the curious eyes watching through it — is a prism into the off-screen forces that shaped his early life.
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During the off-season for the past two years, she's been traveling around to different countries to visit other crew members, including Thailand and the Philippines.
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While animal studies suggest that using rapamycin to inhibit mTOR can extend both lifespan and healthspan, a new critical review of available human studies and clinical trials on the off-label use of low-dose rapamycin in healthy adults hasn’t quite maintained the hype.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
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Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2025
Penn’s relationship to the lens — and the curious eyes watching through it — is a prism into the off-screen forces that shaped his early life.
—Sophie Ansari, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
During the off-season for the past two years, she's been traveling around to different countries to visit other crew members, including Thailand and the Philippines.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
While animal studies suggest that using rapamycin to inhibit mTOR can extend both lifespan and healthspan, a new critical review of available human studies and clinical trials on the off-label use of low-dose rapamycin in healthy adults hasn’t quite maintained the hype.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
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“The off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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