the beginning of the end
noun phrase
: the start of a series of events that leads to the end
The argument marked the beginning of the end of their marriage.
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Or Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev reaching the Intermediate Range Nuclear-Forces Treaty in 1987, launching a partnership that would mark the beginning of the end of the Cold War.
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Susan Page, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Even so, for the first time in two years, the beginning of the end of the current conflict might be in sight.
—Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
As the events of the past month have exposed some of the fragility of the old network-affiliate partnership, could this be the beginning of the end for stations?
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
For the Cubs, his emergence would mark the beginning of the end.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Susan Page, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Even so, for the first time in two years, the beginning of the end of the current conflict might be in sight.
—Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
As the events of the past month have exposed some of the fragility of the old network-affiliate partnership, could this be the beginning of the end for stations?
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
For the Cubs, his emergence would mark the beginning of the end.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the beginning of the end
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“The beginning of the end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20beginning%20of%20the%20end. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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