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head start

NOUN
advantage of early start
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One slightly stranger favorite is ground beef mixed with minced mushrooms and a little mushroom gravy powder, which can become an excellent head start on stew, meatballs, meatloaf or cottage pie.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

But Feaster had to wait until he enrolled at USC this summer while the other talented pass-catchers in his class got a head start.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

"It had a big head start, and we are still playing catch-up."

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

That means the body should already have a head start if it encounters Ebolavirus for real.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Their six-hour head start had been a fantasy.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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