starter
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Meanwhile, the nailed-on starter at fly-half Fin Smith will also miss training this week with a calf niggle, although his injury is not thought to be serious.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
The Tampa Bay Rays had just scored four times and were about to hand the ball to Drew Rasmussen, the most dominant starter in the major leagues over the past three months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Alabama quarterback Keelon Russell, a five-star prospect in his first year as a starter, threw two interceptions and no touchdowns in a 16-point drubbing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Glasnow started the season as the No. 3 starter, but before the Dodgers had gotten six weeks into their schedule, he was on the injured list because of lower back spasms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Gerald was a starter this basketball season along with Robbie Washington and Andy Jackson.
From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper
For starters, a lot of thought and time probably went into that spreadsheet.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
For starters, the 46-year-old billionaire was confined to house arrest on his 300-acre Oxfordshire estate in England, fighting off a Swiss extradition request tied to an international money-laundering probe.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
Aaron Donald and Braden Fiske are the remaining starters, and Tyler Davis, Larrell Murchison and Ty Hamilton will assume larger roles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Despite the relatively small pool of starters, this still feels like a window when Northern Ireland's depth was tested and passed with flying colours.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
For starters, I’ve never gotten lost in a garden.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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