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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It was originally rolled out in the beginning of April alongside the announcement of major automotive tariffs.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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A lot of people didn’t have much support in the beginning.
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Yamamoto has been lights out in the beginning of the season with a 0.93 ERA and 38 strikeouts over five starts.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Steve and Nancy also hit it off at Second City in the beginning of their comedy careers.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 1 May 2025
A lot of people didn’t have much support in the beginning.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Yamamoto has been lights out in the beginning of the season with a 0.93 ERA and 38 strikeouts over five starts.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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“In the beginning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20beginning. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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