in the beginning
idiom
: at the start
The company was very small in the beginning, but it eventually became a giant corporation.
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New speed limit signs are expected to go up in the beginning of February, and FWC officers assigned to the area will begin enforcement by first informing boaters that the rules have changed, the city said in a news release.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Head down in the beginning of the year and this can be your reward.
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Concentration camps in the beginning were for Communists.
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CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
New speed limit signs are expected to go up in the beginning of February, and FWC officers assigned to the area will begin enforcement by first informing boaters that the rules have changed, the city said in a news release.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Head down in the beginning of the year and this can be your reward.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
Concentration camps in the beginning were for Communists.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for in the beginning
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“In the beginning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20beginning. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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