running start
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If he can deliver successful AI products before he departs, Cook can secure his legacy as one of the great tech executives, while giving his successor a running start.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
If you're ready to try interval running, start small.
From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2025
Thus, the court has a running start in resolving the new appeal.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2023
"Threads will be off to a running start as it is built upon the Instagram platform with its massive user base and if users adopt Threads, advertisers will be following closely behind."
From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2023
Her rally poem isn’t exactly Longfellow but it is a running start.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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