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
He has established himself as a first-choice starter for England and started seven of their eight games at the World Cup.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 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
That experience as a starter has paid off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
As the family settled down, Gul Khan’s teenage son brought a starter salad to their table, along with glasses of dogh, a yogurt drink filled with chopped cucumbers and mint.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
“The second unit, we have to come in and pick up where the starters left off,” said Sexton, who had 21 points, including 11 during the third quarter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
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
It wasn’t his failure, for starters, and in any case, he didn’t need a child like I did.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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