starting point
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Using this similarity as a starting point, they developed a method for processing pen shell byssus into a material that recreates the appearance of ancient sea silk.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
It’s interesting that the guy at your retirement seminar happened to choose 1998 as a starting point to illustrate his “too good to be true” returns.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
For many of these facilities, the track is only the starting point.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
People Inc.’s offer could be just a starting point for negotiations, said Mizuho analyst Ben Chaiken in a research note Monday.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
From that common starting point, they then devised diametrically different courses of action.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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