starter

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With Raphinha sidelined through injury, Rashford has stepped up as a starter when needed.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

O’Neill, who also has Pavlovian as a starter, named Cristian Torres to ride Robusta because Emisael Jaramillo had commitments at Santa Anita.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

Rarely a starter for Arsenal, the 28-year-old managed just nine minutes off the bench in England's recent World Cup qualifiers with Spain and Iceland.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

He is the first traditional starter since at least 1900 to surrender one run or fewer through his first six outings of a season, according to Stats Perform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

As War Admiral walked to the line alongside the flagman and starter Cassidy, Woolf worked to fray the Triple Crown winner’s famously delicate nerves.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand