springboard
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A 2023 victory over Troy Williamson should have been Agyarko's springboard to bigger fights but it proved little more than a prelude to a frustrating 12 months with just one low-key outing.
From BBC ● 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
For players like Oliver Tarvet, who met Alcaraz in the Wimbledon second round last year after receiving a qualifying wildcard, it can be a valuable springboard.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
During those revolutionary years, Boston was the springboard of the rebellion against Great Britain, and the center of activity was the North End.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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
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
Off to one side she saw the fallers climb up on their springboards.
From Big Timber A Story of the Northwest by Sinclair, Bertrand W.
