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The position is also a springboard to higher office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 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

He helped organize the Fox gig and both men genuinely believe that this could be a springboard into Hollywood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

May 7 Though plenty of comics view crowd work as just another part of the job, comedian Nate Jackson has made it the springboard to a career.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

As the boat struck, we would use its force like a springboard to jump the gate.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

Royal hunts served to exercise a kingdom’s military and occasionally as springboards to war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 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

The same year, Bauer and her colleagues demonstrated how two unrelated species in Borneo and the Seychelles evolved lids that, when triggered by rain droplets, act as springboards which catapult insects into their pitchers.

From National Geographic ● Feb. 5, 2024

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 Murray, E. R. (Elsie Riach)