springboard

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Ideally, these lists serve as a springboard for discussion if you’re thinking of relocating.

From MarketWatch

Albanians have free movement to countries like France and Belgium, which offer an easy springboard across the Channel.

From BBC

Johnson has said that he hopes the XFL will serve as a springboard to the NFL, even if they don’t have an official partnership with the league.

From Washington Times

Negotiations on EU entry could realistically start at the end this year, he said, which would give Ukraine a springboard to closer cooperation, helping post-war reconstruction, and speed up the alignment with EU standards.

From Reuters

“Hopefully it can serve, again, as a great, great springboard for me to what’s coming up in Paris where I want to play my best.”

From Washington Times