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leadoff(noun, act, process, beginning)
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provenance(noun, cause, beginning, source)
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provenience(noun, cause, beginning, source)
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root(noun, cause, top, beginning)
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square one(noun, expression, cause, top)
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arrival(noun, appearance, beginning, introduction)
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founding
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installation(top, beginning, opening, creation)
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lead-in(noun, beginning, opening, addition)
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nascence(noun, birth)
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outstart
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preamble(beginning, opening, addition, establishment)
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takeoff(noun, top, beginning, opening)
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admission(noun, appearance, beginning, opening)
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baptism(appearance, beginning, opening, addition)
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bow(noun, beginning, opening, birth)
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countdown(noun, beginning, opening, birth)
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enrollment(appearance, beginning, opening, arrival)
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formation(noun, beginning, origin, birth)
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fountain(cause, beginning, foundation, basis)
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