inception
noun
in·cep·tion
in-ˈsep-shən 
: an actprocessor instance of beginning : commencement
a project kept secret since its inception
Examples of inception in a Sentence
The project has been shrouded in controversy from its inception.
Since its inceptionthe business has expanded to become a national retail chain.
We'll assist you at every stage from inception to completion.
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SportsDay is the only sports section to place in at least two Triple Crown categories of the largest classification every year since the contest’s inception.
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Sportsday StaffDallas Morning News28 Feb. 2026
Since its inception 35 years agoSony Pictures Classics — under the uncommonly consistent stewardship of co-chiefs Michael Barker and Tom Bernard — has been a bastion of socially minded cinema on the global stage.
—Karen KramerVariety27 Feb. 2026
Success from the beginning Researcher Jose Millan has been at Sanford Burnham Prebys through all the changeshaving joined at its inception.
—Ashley MacKin SolomonSan Diego Union-Tribune27 Feb. 2026
The current crisis can yield the kind of far-reachinglasting reform that has evaded the global aid regime since its inception.
—Time26 Feb. 2026
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Sportsday StaffDallas Morning News28 Feb. 2026
Since its inception 35 years agoSony Pictures Classics — under the uncommonly consistent stewardship of co-chiefs Michael Barker and Tom Bernard — has been a bastion of socially minded cinema on the global stage.
—Karen KramerVariety27 Feb. 2026
Success from the beginning Researcher Jose Millan has been at Sanford Burnham Prebys through all the changeshaving joined at its inception.
—Ashley MacKin SolomonSan Diego Union-Tribune27 Feb. 2026
The current crisis can yield the kind of far-reachinglasting reform that has evaded the global aid regime since its inception.
—Time26 Feb. 2026
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inception
noun
in·cep·tion
in-ˈsep-shən
: an act or instance of beginning
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