starting blocks

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Next up was the boys’ 100-meter-dash finals, and because Panek and Barkley were using the same lane, it was her responsibility to hold down his metal starting blocks for him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

So - which parts of Team GB triumphed, and which struggled to get off the starting blocks?

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2024

Washington state has taken a big step in the right direction, but we’ve only just left the starting blocks.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023

Britain and the euro zone out of the starting blocks already.

From Reuters • Feb. 5, 2023

The children nodded and braced themselves to take off from their seats like sprinters at the starting blocks.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood