starter
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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
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
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
“Seabiscuit will either be a positive starter tomorrow, or we will refuse his entry entirely.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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
The Chargers’ starters on defense, without safety Derwin James Jr. and outside linebacker Khalil Mack, did its part against the Rams’ second-stringers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Laying out his call, Flight told clients in a note published on Tuesday that, for starters, “incremental central bank credibility concerns are overstated.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Boy21 takes my place on the bench with the starters.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
