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• n  the beginning or early stages
  the onset of pneumonia
• n  (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

• There are certain hormones that control the onset of the adolescent growth spurt and the onset of adolescence.
• If a child doesn't identify with his or her biological sex, the onset of puberty, says Laura Amato, a youth-suicide counselor who runs an online transgender support group, can make .
• In late-onset Alzheimer's, it's possible that the body cannot balance these two functions of clusterin.

• oncoming
• attack
• onslaught
• onrush

News & Articles

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• Commonly-Prescribed Drugs May Influence the Onset and Progression of Alzheimer's Disease
  Multiple drug classes commonly prescribed for common medical conditions are capable of influencing the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease.
  June 12, 2013 - Newswise
• UPDATE: Police arrest Onset man in connection with stabbing
  Police arrested an Onset man this morning on charges that included assault to murder in connection with a South Plymouth man’s stabbing Sunday morning on Shawnee Drive in Wareham.
  June 11, 2013 - Old Colony Memorial & Plymouth Bulletin
• National survey finds moms face many physical and emotional challenges after birth; many have concerns about injury ...
  Women giving birth in U.S. hospitals reported experiencing a wide range of physical and emotional conditions as new-onset problems in the first two months after birth. These included pain and infection, urinary and bowel problems, concern with weight control, lack of sexual desire, feelings of stress and depression, and sleep loss and exhaustion.
  June 11, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Carlos Tevez in NDTV.com
  We had trouble getting into the game in the first few minutes,Tevez said. "We knew Mexico was going to press from the onset, try to take the ball away from us in the first minutes and try to hurt us."
• Mike Lowell in Forbes
  I think in '03 no one expected us to do anything, so we were kind of beating the odds each time,Lowell said. "But I think it's a little different when, from the onset, a lot of people are expecting you to win a world championship and if...
• Andrea in Telegraph.co.uk
  Andrea Baccarelli, the lead researcher at the University of Milan in Italy, said: "Heavy alcohol users tend to look haggard, and it is commonly thought heavy drinking leads to premature ageing and earlier onset of diseases of ageing."