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Initially, at the start, as in At first the berries were green, but when they ripened they turned bright red. [Second half of 1500s]
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Aterian, à terre, at every turn, at face value, take, at fault, at first, at first blush, at first hand, at full tilt, Atget, at gunpoint
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