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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So about Jonathan … The relationship wasn’t meant to be so public — at least not in the beginning.
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Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
The automaker struggled in the beginning of 2024, reporting poor first-quarter sales followed by mass layoffs worldwide.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 10 July 2024
And because the movie takes place in one day but shooting takes place over multiple months, in the beginning everything is barren and then slowly the corn comes up and the trees start to grow.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 9 July 2024
In that offering, Kendrick previewed a song in the beginning as well, which was never officially released to this day.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 5 July 2024
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Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
The automaker struggled in the beginning of 2024, reporting poor first-quarter sales followed by mass layoffs worldwide.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 10 July 2024
And because the movie takes place in one day but shooting takes place over multiple months, in the beginning everything is barren and then slowly the corn comes up and the trees start to grow.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 9 July 2024
In that offering, Kendrick previewed a song in the beginning as well, which was never officially released to this day.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 5 July 2024
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