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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Players getting paid directly by schools, coaches getting paid even more to stop working, dueling legislation in Congress — those are only part of the off-field chaos that pales in comparison to the actual games being played.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
But in the off-year elections, Democrats successfully made Trump the new face of Americans’ lingering economic anxieties.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The lawsuit also provides greater insight into a potential dispute between lenders that own roughly $6 billion in senior company debt and firms that had deals with the off-balance sheet First Brands special purpose vehicles.
—Jonathan Randles, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Saks Off 5th, the off-price retailer within Saks Global, will close nine of its 79 locations beginning in January, WWD has learned.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
But in the off-year elections, Democrats successfully made Trump the new face of Americans’ lingering economic anxieties.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The lawsuit also provides greater insight into a potential dispute between lenders that own roughly $6 billion in senior company debt and firms that had deals with the off-balance sheet First Brands special purpose vehicles.
—Jonathan Randles, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Saks Off 5th, the off-price retailer within Saks Global, will close nine of its 79 locations beginning in January, WWD has learned.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
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“The off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20off. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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