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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His technique will require refinement (and patience), but his impressive blend of size (6-6, 330) and athleticism is worth a shot for a team in the beginning stages of a rebuild.
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The UConn School of Medicine is in the beginning stages of recruiting for the clinical trial that will test a medication’s impact on reducing inflammation to treat Parkinson’s disease.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026
The project will kickstart in the beginning of 2026 with Phase I, which includes the 100,000-square-foot office building as well as a 308-unit residential building just to the north on University Drive and Shotts Street.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
Law enforcement sources also described a delay in local cooperation with federal investigators in the beginning stages of the investigation, with days going by before federal investigators were let into the fold.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The UConn School of Medicine is in the beginning stages of recruiting for the clinical trial that will test a medication’s impact on reducing inflammation to treat Parkinson’s disease.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026
The project will kickstart in the beginning of 2026 with Phase I, which includes the 100,000-square-foot office building as well as a 308-unit residential building just to the north on University Drive and Shotts Street.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
Law enforcement sources also described a delay in local cooperation with federal investigators in the beginning stages of the investigation, with days going by before federal investigators were let into the fold.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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“In the beginning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20beginning. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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