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head start

NOUN
advantage of early start
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Competitors have followed and are growing fast, although Whatnot has a significant head start.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The accounts could give those children a head start that may potentially be worth hundreds of billions of dollars in aggregate in the coming decades, according to one estimate.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Parents who own businesses can hire their children as employees, maximizing the years the IRA funds can compound, which gives them a powerful head start on building a retirement nest egg.

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

The shy boy was the first in his family to walk the graduation stage, and he was determined to get a head start on his future.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

Their six-hour head start had been a fantasy.

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




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