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Examples of outset in a Sentence
There have been problems with the project from the outset.
From its very outset, the company has produced the highest quality products.
He made it clear at the outset that he is not going to quit his job.
She set high goals for herself at the outset of her career.
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Gross domestic product slowed significantly at the outset of this year, suggesting that the prolonged policy of high interest rates had weighed on business investment and economic activity.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 June 2024
Trump, of course, handed over control of the Trump Organization, including the oversight of its payments, to his older sons and Weisselberg at the outset of his administration.
—Andrea Bernstein, ProPublica, 5 June 2024
At the outset of her leadership, India struggled with significant economic hardships, including high inflation and food shortages.
—Breana Scheckwitz, Fox News, 22 May 2024
Popular on Variety At the outset of the story, that’s pretty much all she’s got.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 May 2024
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 June 2024
Trump, of course, handed over control of the Trump Organization, including the oversight of its payments, to his older sons and Weisselberg at the outset of his administration.
—Andrea Bernstein, ProPublica, 5 June 2024
At the outset of her leadership, India struggled with significant economic hardships, including high inflation and food shortages.
—Breana Scheckwitz, Fox News, 22 May 2024
Popular on Variety At the outset of the story, that’s pretty much all she’s got.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 May 2024
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“Outset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outset. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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outset
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out·set
ˈau̇t-ˌset 
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