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[ adverb ] at the beginning
Examples "at first he didn't notice anything strange" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Rookie southpaw George_Stepanovich relieved Hyde at_the_start of the ninth and gave_up the A 's fifth tally on a walk to second_baseman Dick_Howser , a wild_pitch , and Frank_Cipriani 's single under Shortstop Jerry_Adair 's glove into center . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Nervousness at_the_start must have caused the blemishes of her first scene , or she may warm_up slowly . |
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