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early on, with but little time elapsed; early in the course of a process, project, etc.; early in the game.
She was seen as a potential future first minister, and came out of maternity leave early to run in the party's leadership race after the departure of Nicola Sturgeon.
He also said an earlier lockdown would have been "wiser" but questioned the report's assertion that it would have meant fewer deaths.
In the win against Arsenal earlier this season, Liverpool started the match by keeping a 'plus-one' in their defensive line.
The selloff in South Korean chip makers followed a sharp reversal in U.S. semiconductor stocks, including AI-chip maker Nvidia, which gave up early gains to close sharply lower Thursday.
The results overturn earlier assumptions and point to a clear ecological split.
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