jumping-off point
Example Sentences
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One jumping-off point for the paper was the possible psychological effect on traders of an upcoming holiday—which may spark better sentiment and more appetite for risk taking.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
It is a scene that feels straight out of fiction, the jumping-off point for a fable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Many times, that would be a jumping-off point for me, with like “Heart of Glass” or “Dreaming.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025
"I thought that she was a good jumping-off point for that type of character," Desta says.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2025
The first objective was to capture Messines Ridge south of Ypres and use it as a jumping-off point for the main push toward the Belgian coast.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
