starter
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It was preamble, roadmap, consultation, perhaps the starter to the main course, which appears to be the PM's 10-year plan next month.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Of the roughly 4.6 million homes built from 2015 through 2024 in new subdivisions they looked at, only about 750,000, or 16%, were starter homes, they write.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Meanwhile, the nailed-on starter at fly-half Fin Smith will also miss training this week with a calf niggle, although his injury is not thought to be serious.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
The Hader trade brought Game 3 starter Robert Gasser and journeyman outfielder Estuery Ruiz, and within a subsequent three-team trade, the Brewers swiped All-Star catcher William Contreras for Ruiz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
He wanted starter Jim Milton booted out in favor of George Cassidy, the starter for War Admiral’s home track, Belmont.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
For starters, a lot of thought and time probably went into that spreadsheet.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
For starters, the 46-year-old billionaire was confined to house arrest on his 300-acre Oxfordshire estate in England, fighting off a Swiss extradition request tied to an international money-laundering probe.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
It was an uncharacteristically dismal performance for a right-hander who, before arriving in Queens, had been one of baseball’s best starters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Only Snell, among Dodgers starters, has more playoff appearances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
For starters, I recommitted myself to being healthy.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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