begin with
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He got his team very badly wrong to begin with, but he righted the wrongs thereafter.
From BBC
The Amazon investment will begin with $15 billion, followed by another $35 billion in the coming months when certain conditions are met, the companies said.
From Barron's
Cybersecurity defense needs to begin with full-system analysis of the software already deployed—in power grids, pipelines, financial systems and defense platforms.
Google had this problem to begin with in Google Cloud.
From Barron's
“Let’s begin with salt tasting because that was what started this. Grab an icicle and sprinkle some salt on it. I will take notes of what we learn.”
From Literature
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