the off
noun
British
1
: the beginning of a race
2
: the very beginning
Right from the off, I knew she was against me.
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These add up and shift the transistor towards the off state, says Narukiyo.
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Katherine Bourzac, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2026
What stood out about this winter across the West was the off-the-charts warmth.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Aside from the hybrid system add-ons, the Wilderness edition remains the off-road specialist among Foresters.
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This got her thinking about whether fungi could be the solution to the off-world shelter problem.
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Katherine Bourzac, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2026
What stood out about this winter across the West was the off-the-charts warmth.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Aside from the hybrid system add-ons, the Wilderness edition remains the off-road specialist among Foresters.
—Marty Padgett, The Drive, 1 Apr. 2026
This got her thinking about whether fungi could be the solution to the off-world shelter problem.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
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“The off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20off. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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