starting blocks
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It is not the sprint finish to the finish line, but the sprint finish to the starting blocks.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024
Still, despite Hayden and Brandon Tanev throwing some first-period weight around, the sluggish game had trouble getting out of its starting blocks.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
"Without a prima facie right, the respondents never got out of the starting blocks," part of the judgement read.
From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2022
The book opens in Mexico City, during the 1968 Summer Olympics, with Smith at the starting blocks for the final of the 200-meter sprint.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
Ben’s shoulder hurt until the bell rang at three o’clock releasing the students like a pistol at the starting blocks.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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