starting blocks

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Besides the small step on the road to recovery that was the Scottish Premiership win at Livingston at the weekend, Rangers haven't managed to lose sight of the starting blocks.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

Miles away, gymnasts flipped before judges, swimmers dove from starting blocks, and runners leaped hurdles in the same stadium where Bukele made his speech.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2023

Last year at the state meet, Trepagnier was so nervous that she threw up seven times in the time she walked from the staging areas to the starting blocks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2023

Britain and the euro zone out of the starting blocks already.

From Reuters • Feb. 5, 2023

We milled around behind the starting blocks, nervous, shaking out our arms and legs, everything as quiet as if the coach had already said, “Ready.”

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli