starter
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The Philadelphia Eagles have waved surrender after losing starter Jalen Hurts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Cooper didn’t become a regular starter in college until his senior season, when he started all 35 games for Michigan State.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Students were shown starter prompts tied to their specific class and assignment, offering guided help or study guides, practice quizzes and flashcards built from their course materials.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
The Jacksonville Jaguars took a flier on Minshew with a sixth-round draft pick in 2019, but he was quickly thrust into action when starter Nick Foles suffered an injury in the opening game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Well behind the gangway, and oddly out of sight of the coxswains, the starter stood on a platform constructed atop the superstructure of a flat-bottomed boat.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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For starters, the beneficiary was enrolled in MassHealth, Massachusetts’ Medicaid program, and a Medicare Savings Program known as Qualified Medicare Beneficiary, or QMB.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
For starters, higher yields on already-issued debt are a warning about future financing, but not about the company’s current financing costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
In the first round of fixtures in the Scottish Premiership this season, 28% of the starters were born in Scotland.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Lakers defensive star Ziaire Williams also missed his first game with left foot soreness, leaving them even more depleted with two starters unable to play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
As part of a long-standing tradition, the Permian starters wore black shirts during practice and the subs wore white.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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