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
Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the stalwart of the rotation, certainly has performed to the level of a Game 1 starter, both this season and in a heroic World Series run last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
He has made three league appearances for Andoni Iraola's Liverpool this season but only one of them has come as a starter.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The starter waited a minute or two, then called out again, “Are you all ready?”
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
All have become guaranteed starters and reliable stars for England, with the Barcelona winger the latest to look, according to captain Kane, like one of the Three Lions' "main men".
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
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
The starters could close, too, especially a well-rested Tyler Glasnow early in the first round.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 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
