starters
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Coming into the season, the Trojans had both the top-rated recruiting class and led the FBS with 15 returning starters, nine on offense, including Maiava in his third season in Riley’s system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
In all the national postseason hype, the Dodgers projections will boil down to one sentence: Can anyone stop those starters?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Five starters, including last year’s Super Bowl champion, have already gone down in the first two weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Who do you think will be England's starters for Euro 2028?
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
For starters, Mrs. Richardson had had terrible morning sickness, bouts of dizziness and vomiting that didn’t end with the first trimester but continued on unabated—if anything, more vigorously—as the weeks went on.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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