starting blocks
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Next up was the boys’ 100-meter-dash finals, and because Panek and Barkley were using the same lane, it was her responsibility to hold down his metal starting blocks for him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025
So - which parts of Team GB triumphed, and which struggled to get off the starting blocks?
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2024
Still, despite Hayden and Brandon Tanev throwing some first-period weight around, the sluggish game had trouble getting out of its starting blocks.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
Britain and the euro zone out of the starting blocks already.
From Reuters ● Feb. 5, 2023
From their starting blocks to their jumping standards to their landing systems and cages and hurdles and bleachers, their equipment totally puts Liberty High to shame.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
