Beginning and Lasts

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Beginning noun - The point at which something begins.

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Lasts is an antonym for beginning.

Nearby Words: begin, beginner

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Beginning is an antonym for lasts in end topic.

Drakan. The guy who dies at the beginning performs an infodump that lasts forever... while gasping and struggling the whole way, as though on his last breath.

Source: Inverse Dialogue Death Rule
Ash's disappointment at not getting charmander lasts all of 2 seconds before he falls in love with Nidoran, and it's only mentioned one time after the beginning.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Pokémon General
The latter can be said for all the other characters aside from Miriam, though; the only difference is John's first "co-starring" arc is at the very beginning of the strip, and lasts for a long time.

Source: Commuting on a Bus

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