for starters
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That means don’t shoot at them, for starters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Bone chips, ACLs, MCLs, pulled hamstrings, multiple Tommy John surgeries and the recent epidemic of dreaded oblique strains just for starters.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
Well, for starters, the stock had jumped nearly 14% in regular trading today following AMD’s results.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
Rerouting capital and resources into the U.S., for starters.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 18, 2026
But here, for starters, is Quintilian: “The whole art of oratory, as the most and greatest writers have taught, consists of five parts: invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery.”
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
