start off

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"We're not going in there with a big stick to start off with, what's fair is that there's a conversation, that conversation leads to action, and the parents buy into that action," he said.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Under Piggy and Ralph, the boys start off by building shelters, creating a signal fire, and gathering food and water.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

For many of the tracks on “Halo,” Day would start off with a producing collaborator and finish on her own: “They’ll usually send me home with the Ableton file, then I get to freak it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He also gave an update on where each character will start off.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

To start off the assembly we presented a video documentary of the Freedom Writers in Washington, D.C.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers