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Raymond said he was quiet throughout high school and through much of his first two years at USC before he became a consistent starter last season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Dodgers starter Blake Snell, who hasn’t given up more than one run in any of his seven starts back from surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow, was stifling on the mound.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Willian was not a regular starter in 2016-17, with 19 of his 34 appearances coming from the bench.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Technology is on pace to eliminate many remaining starter jobs like flipping burgers and running checkouts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
My father burst with pride when Craig became a starter as a sophomore on Princeton’s basketball team.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
However, only 35-year-old Danny Welbeck, who scored twice, emerged from the starters with a compelling case for more regular involvement.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
For starters, you no longer will have to rack your brain trying to remember if your chat about next quarter’s sales strategy took place in ChatGPT or Gemini or Claude.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
It felt both novel and immediately familiar — a post-pandemic child of all those sourdough starters and focaccia tutorials, but also just the latest person to rediscover an old truth.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
San José State added another score after that, albeit long after USC’s starters had been replaced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Two assistant starters, almost certainly called in by War Admiral’s handlers, showed up to lead the horses to the walk-up.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
