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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Manning lived up to the hype surrounding him in the beginning of the season and led Texas to a 41-27 victory in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Set in the beginning of the 20th century, the work revolves around the fortunes of titular Fleur, a young girl who rebels against her life in a slum on the outskirts of Paris and seeks out the bright lights of the Belle Epoque capital.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026
So much of the immediate pleasure of the show came from how unforced and unstudied the young ensemble was in the beginning, but what felt like brilliant casting in the beginning became increasingly more hit-and-miss as the show progressed.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Jan. 2026
Lopez has actually been married four times now—to Ojani Noa from 1997 to 1998; Cris Judd from 2001 to 2003; Marc Anthony from 2004 to 2014; and Ben Affleck from 2022 to 2025, with the latter split finalized in the beginning of this year.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Set in the beginning of the 20th century, the work revolves around the fortunes of titular Fleur, a young girl who rebels against her life in a slum on the outskirts of Paris and seeks out the bright lights of the Belle Epoque capital.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026
So much of the immediate pleasure of the show came from how unforced and unstudied the young ensemble was in the beginning, but what felt like brilliant casting in the beginning became increasingly more hit-and-miss as the show progressed.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Jan. 2026
Lopez has actually been married four times now—to Ojani Noa from 1997 to 1998; Cris Judd from 2001 to 2003; Marc Anthony from 2004 to 2014; and Ben Affleck from 2022 to 2025, with the latter split finalized in the beginning of this year.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
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