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"The starting point creates this incredible hunger and willingness to do whatever it takes."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Just make sure your first job after college is the starting point, not the high point, in a satisfying career.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

"This is just a starting point," says Cao.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

She has been coming off of the bench to back up starting point guard Julie Allemand, who the Tempo took from the Sparks in the expansion draft.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

It was this new sort of knowledge that Sprat had in mind when he defended the Royal Society from its critics, insisting that the starting point of the new knowledge, experimental evidence, was extremely reliable.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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