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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Expect to struggle with this, or not be able to do it at all in the beginning.
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Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 11 Apr. 2024
Not just in the beginning, but in the days, months and years after.
—Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
There’s a general flow to the meal—usually sashimi and cold dishes in the beginning, fried and grilled things towards the middle, and then a rice or udon at the end, a bit of starch to fill you up and soak up the alcohol.
—Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 3 Apr. 2024
The idea of Colton as a potential time-traveler was in our minds in the beginning of Season 1.
—Megan Vick, Variety, 1 Apr. 2024
Romualdez: Everyone loved this chair in the beginning.
—Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Many freelancers struggle with this, especially in the beginning.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Navigating a Limited Diet Due to the severity of my disease, my diet was very limited in the beginning and eating was, at times, incredibly painful.
—Toby Amidor, Rd, Health, 23 Mar. 2024
The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, similarly showed stubborn prices in the beginning of the year.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 11 Apr. 2024
Not just in the beginning, but in the days, months and years after.
—Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
There’s a general flow to the meal—usually sashimi and cold dishes in the beginning, fried and grilled things towards the middle, and then a rice or udon at the end, a bit of starch to fill you up and soak up the alcohol.
—Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 3 Apr. 2024
The idea of Colton as a potential time-traveler was in our minds in the beginning of Season 1.
—Megan Vick, Variety, 1 Apr. 2024
Romualdez: Everyone loved this chair in the beginning.
—Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Many freelancers struggle with this, especially in the beginning.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Navigating a Limited Diet Due to the severity of my disease, my diet was very limited in the beginning and eating was, at times, incredibly painful.
—Toby Amidor, Rd, Health, 23 Mar. 2024
The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, similarly showed stubborn prices in the beginning of the year.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
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