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start

[stahrt] / stɑrt /


NOUN
sudden involuntary movement of the body
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Andreeva overcame a tense start, where nerves and a swirling wind led to the final starting with four successive breaks of serve.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

To start, consider that top-line figure of 1.57.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

“You can’t see everything. There’s so much.... You start meeting the people, you get hooked on the people.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

I like to start with a frozen cheese pizza and spoon dollops of each sauce over the pie before baking.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

That wasn’t a lot, but it would have been a good start.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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