starters

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Those three veterans will be joining a team with two returning starters — Kelsey Plum and Dearica Hamby — but little else.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

For starters, when an airline raises its base fares, it must pay more in a specific federal tax known as an excise tax.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Record six-time Masters winner Jack Nicklaus, 86, will be joined by 90-year-old three-time champion Gary Player and two-time winner Tom Watson, 76, to hit ceremonial tee shots at 12:25 as honorary starters.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

May brought in four of Michigan’s five starters from other schools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

And then our five starters, including me, ran out to the center circle to go to battle against Wellpinit’s five.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie