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as in attack
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
the walls withstood the onset of the first battalion
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as in beginning
the point at which something begins
the claim that if you take enough vitamin C at the onset of a cold, you'll often recover faster
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Giant ants featured in the early stories of H. G. Wells and André Laurie, long before the onset of Cold War anxieties.
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Salama Udaipurwala, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
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Between the end of the Civil War and the onset of World War I, import duties were the dominant source of federal government revenue, accounting at their height for nearly 60% of annual government receipts.
—Ajay K. Mehrotra / Made By History, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
Medications Certain over-the-counter and prescription medications are linked with the onset of Crohn's disease flares.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
Kimberly, 39, started playing tennis as an adult at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to the socially-distant nature of the sport.
—Essence, 17 Oct. 2024
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Salama Udaipurwala, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
Read More: Where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris Stand on China
Between the end of the Civil War and the onset of World War I, import duties were the dominant source of federal government revenue, accounting at their height for nearly 60% of annual government receipts.
—Ajay K. Mehrotra / Made By History, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
Medications Certain over-the-counter and prescription medications are linked with the onset of Crohn's disease flares.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
Kimberly, 39, started playing tennis as an adult at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to the socially-distant nature of the sport.
—Essence, 17 Oct. 2024
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After the 2020 election, a significant portion of the electorate questioned the legitimacy of results, leading to the January 6 attack on the Capitol.John Jennings, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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In 2001: President George W. Bush signed the Patriot Act into law in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
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Proton believes privacy is integral to AI models, and rather than AI models adding privacy components after the fact, they should be integrated into the technology from the beginning.Hessie Jones, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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She was banned in September, then banned again in October after attempting to start her account from the beginning.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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Battleground states are already preparing for an anticipated onslaught of post-election lawsuits, Reuters reports, with Arizona’s court system ordering judges to prioritize election lawsuits so that certification doesn’t get delayed.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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As the fandom gathers at vigils to mourn, others have aimed their anger at Henry, who has deactivated comments after an onslaught of abuse.Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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The salary increases are a start, not a finish line.Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 31 Oct. 2024
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In the first five starts of his career, the redshirt junior linebacker has led the Bruins with double-digits tackles each game.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Hankison, who had been with Louisville Metro Police for about 17 years at the time of the raid and was one of three officers to discharge their weapons that night, fired 10 rounds into Taylor's apartment through a covered glass door and window.Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2024
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His support for a closer alignment with Moscow could embolden Russian aggression in Eastern Europe, leading to a potential complete Russian occupation of Ukraine and raids on NATO member countries.Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Ahead of New York Fashion Week’s commencement on Friday, many were looking forward to the Collina Strada show.Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Sep. 2024
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Chiefs' Harrison Butker Criticized for Graduation Speech Attacking Working Women While Quoting Taylor Swift This past May, Butker delivered a controversial commencement speech during Benedictine College's graduation ceremony that caused many to criticize his words on social media.Hannah Sacks, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.Jacky Wong, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
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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
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For the last 25 years since its inception, the CVE Program (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) continues to be the dominant way of referencing security vulnerabilities and an important cornerstone of the cybersecurity landscape.Vincent Danen, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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The nonprofit does this work with funding from private donors and from the Andy Warhol Foundation, which has provided support since its inception.Maddie Klett, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Onset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onset. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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