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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

Rob Medhurst credits the student staple of spaghetti bolognese as being his springboard onto greater dishes.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

“But this is something I think can be a springboard for outings to come.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 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

“Your oral presentations will be our springboard, our springboard toward discovery and greater understanding.”

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

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

Those who trust these writers’ capabilities with using comic book properties as springboards to examine thornier issues can probably deduce that “Lanterns” is employing it for a specific reason.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 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

Bankruptcy and repudiation are the springboards from which much of our civilization vaults and turns its somersets, but the savage stands on the unelastic plank of famine.

From Walden by Henry David Thoreau