starter
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The starter was Guess, who took more than 90% of the snaps on a night when he finished 16 for 22 for 163 yards with one interception and no touchdowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Babies born between 2025 and 2028 are eligible for a free $1,000 in starter money.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
With runners on first and third and two outs, Tracy opted to remove Sonny Gray, his best starter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Most of the thanks goes to three-year starter Thomas and his dynamic performances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Smith said yes, and someone fetched the odd redwood box for starter Cassidy, who carried it up to his place at the top of the homestretch.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
In an age of short stints on the mound, the franchise hopes that trusting its starters to go long can lead them to a first championship since 2009.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
So even when their starters do have to come out, the Yankees can simply replace them with…more starters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
You hardly need reminding of the backdrop that contributed to thwarting many of his recent, many predecessors: a persistently sclerotic economy and a persistently turbulent international picture, for starters.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
In all the national postseason hype, the Dodgers projections will boil down to one sentence: Can anyone stop those starters?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 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
