starters
Example Sentences
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From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Vegas’s two regular starters, including the one that backstopped them during their championship run in 2023, were mired in the worst seasons of their careers in the desert.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
For starters, chasing the rally from here looks iffy.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
For starters, AI can make mistakes in the data-scraping stage and may give inaccurate salary-range results, so users should also double-check that information.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
She was still a prisoner, for starters, with Minya’s army preventing her from leaving her room.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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