springboard
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Through multiple website blocks and closure orders, Mada has amassed a loyal following, in part for being a rare springboard for young journalists.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
The result provides another springboard and extends Villa's recent form to just one defeat in their last seven games.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
“Punctuation can be an amazing springboard for discussions,” she writes, “as long as we translate the results into real action in law, work, allyship, and social cooperation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“But this is something I think can be a springboard for outings to come.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
The Passacaglia structure involves a short sequence of four or eight chords repeated many times, which act as the springboard for a series of unfolding melodic explorations or improvisations.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Scott Christensen, lead endurance instructor for USA Track & Field, says while he appreciates the potential performance-enhancing qualities of bouncy foam and carbon springboards, “everything has a cost-benefit ratio to it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Some who appear on shows such as Love Island - including influencers Molly-Mae Hague and Maura Higgins - use their time in the villa as springboards to far greater success.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025
Gingrich said he hopes the documents “will inspire future generations not only as historical records, but also as springboards for active participation in our democracy and for embarking on their own intellectual pursuits and citizenship.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
Hemp and hemp products are springboards for innovation and economic growth, not legal loopholes.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2023
But a sympathetic foreman told us what was needed: two planks of special springy wood were fastened together by cross pieces at each end, and besides making excellent slides, these made most exciting springboards.
From The Child under Eight by E. R. (Elsie Riach) Murray
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