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start out



VERB
set sail
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“And they need to start out by listening, by asking rural people, ‘What are your needs here?

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

As a member of Gen Z, I have had the option of reading books digitally for most of my life—and I didn’t initially start out as a physical-book purist.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2026

The new study shows that dark matter does not necessarily need to start out cold.

From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026

But avalanche snow, which can start out loose and fluffy, consolidates quickly, hardening like concrete.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

We felt this as little sideways jerks, like sometimes, when you first start out on a bicycle, you have to jerk the wheel back and forth to prevent tipping over.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins