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
Middlesbrough have built a reputation in recent years of providing a springboard for promising youngsters.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 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
“These wars served as springboard for the United States to engage in widespread global diplomatic endeavors and allowed them to become a stronger nation as a whole.”
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
I couldn’t jump sideways, so I leaped straight up, kicking off from the creature’s head, using it as a springboard, turning in midair, and landing on his neck.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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
The company’s new Siri 2.0, due out early next year, springboards new categories that are not yet embedded in financial models, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 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
Cruise’s snubbed performances in “The Color of Money,” “Rain Man” and “A Few Good Men” were treated as springboards for nominated older stars Paul Newman, Dustin Hoffman and Jack Nicholson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
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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