starting point
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Using this similarity as a starting point, they developed a method for processing pen shell byssus into a material that recreates the appearance of ancient sea silk.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
To do that, I would have needed to walk about 10 blocks north of my starting point, to West 220th Street.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
People Inc.’s offer could be just a starting point for negotiations, said Mizuho analyst Ben Chaiken in a research note Monday.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Tournament officials said Higgo was "not within the area defined as the starting point at his starting time".
From BBC • May 14, 2026
It’s like being told I have cancer and might need a part of me removed—the part called starting point guard.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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