to start with
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When I started The Swell newsletter last December, I wanted the bonus culture recommendation to start with Salon’s staff before incorporating other experts, journalists and industry luminaries as guests.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
You’re building a house every day, and you’ve got to start with foundation and then move all the way up.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
“You do need to start with an apology,” says Lizzie Post, an etiquette expert.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Pirro’s allegations were suspect to start with; the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee said Powell did not commit a crime in his testimony on the building.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Luckily for his great contemporary George Frideric Handel, opera was his thing - to start with, at least.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
