: the very beginning
—used in the phrase from the get-go
didn't like me from the get-go
Examples of get-go in a Sentence
from the get-go, their relationship was tumultuous and doomed to fail
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This is despite the reality that the assertion was only an unsupported guess at the get-go.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The logic would seem to infer that AGI that lacks intelligence flaws is, in fact, flawed at the get-go.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The failure of our planning department to do so at the get-go is a major mistake in governance.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
Perry knew Washington would be his Charity Adams at the get-go.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The logic would seem to infer that AGI that lacks intelligence flaws is, in fact, flawed at the get-go.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The failure of our planning department to do so at the get-go is a major mistake in governance.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
Perry knew Washington would be his Charity Adams at the get-go.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Get-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get-go. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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