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Recent Examples of onset While Trump and Democrats tentatively reached an agreement in the spring of 2019, the bill ultimately failed due to disagreements over how to fund it and a number of competing crises, from Trump's impeachment to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 June 2025 Depositphotos Catching the onset of Parkinson's Disease early can be critical to slowing the disease's progression and improving a patient's life. New Atlas, 19 June 2025 Equally, when the economy was ailing during the onset of the pandemic, the Fed cut rates aggressively. David Goldman, CNN Money, 19 June 2025 In the five years prior to the onset of the pandemic, the overall crime rate sat between 8 and 9.5 acts per 1,000 students. Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for onset
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Noun
  • In the far-western Lviv region, a large fire broke out at an industrial facility in the city of Drohobych after a drone attack that also cut electricity to parts of the city.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025
  • Sunday’s attacks follow Russian President Vladimir Putin’s comments two days ago that Moscow is ready for a fresh round of direct peace talks in Istanbul.
    Volodymyr Yurchuk, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • The beginning is somewhat known, and the ending is clear.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2025
  • Trump can celebrate the beginning of summer with a big win.
    Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • The show issued a similar warning to viewers last year before the season six reunion as contestants had received an onslaught of online criticism.
    Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • Miller and his platoon not only survive the onslaught in Normandy, but they are tasked with the unthinkable.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • Susan Orlean’s memoir promises insight not only into her start at alt-weeklies, her journalism, and her brilliant narrative nonfiction works, but also provides a blueprint for how to live a creative life.
    Literary Hub July 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
  • Clarkson is a good start, but another piece or two seems likely to be added.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Newsweek has revealed dozens of cases involving green card holders and applicants who were swept up in the ICE raids.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
  • In one raid, federal agents detained people at a bus stop at Orange Grove Boulevard and Los Robles Avenue on June 18.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Alternative starting points could include the presentation of renderings, an application for permits, the purchasing of building supplies or the commencement of construction.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 June 2025
  • Harvard University graduates attend the university’s 374th commencement ceremony on May 29, 2025 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
    Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.
    Jacky Wong, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.
    Reuters, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • Although wolves have been a symbol of Rome since its inception, by the 1970s only around 100 wolves remained in all of Italy, and none in the capital.
    Krista Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2025
  • Outperforming Without The Hype The DBS Barbell Strategy has consistently outperformed its peers since its inception.
    DBS Private Bank, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025

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“Onset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onset. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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