starters
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For starters, some 30,000 jobs were subtracted from the February employment report because of nurses’ strikes.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
For starters, the law allows members of the board to remain in place until their successor is confirmed by the Senate and ready to take over.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
I began to experience all 11 of my first-team starters going off to represent their countries for up to a fortnight, so I had to change my way of working while they were away.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
For starters, expectations of lower interest rates are a help.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
And that, as it would turn out, was just for starters.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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