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Recent Examples of head start
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Matthew Gover, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Oncologists have had a head start on translating somatic-mutation science into practice, but doing the same in other specialties—including mine—may prove challenging.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
President Trump, who has vowed to turn the U.S. into the cryptocurrency capital of the world, got a head start on those plans by debuting new his-and-her meme coins — the $Trump and $Melania coins — over the weekend.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
Atlanta has had a head start on the teams eliminated from the playoffs, but that might be a good thing considering how much work the Falcons have to do.
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Gover, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Oncologists have had a head start on translating somatic-mutation science into practice, but doing the same in other specialties—including mine—may prove challenging.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
President Trump, who has vowed to turn the U.S. into the cryptocurrency capital of the world, got a head start on those plans by debuting new his-and-her meme coins — the $Trump and $Melania coins — over the weekend.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
Atlanta has had a head start on the teams eliminated from the playoffs, but that might be a good thing considering how much work the Falcons have to do.
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for head start
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Jack Hinshelwood, on his first start since November after knee damage, was left exposed by Georginio Rutter, who prefers to operate further forward, as the No 10.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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Bobrovsky improves to 23-12-2 on the season and has won five of his past six starts.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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The early meeting gave Abe a leg up with Trump, who made Japan his first stop on a long swing through Asia the next year.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Similarly, California has rolled out social equity programs that give folks from disadvantaged communities a leg up in the cannabis industry—offering financial help, job training, and mentorship for minority entrepreneurs looking to get a piece of the growing market.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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In the Senate, Republicans control the chamber – a comfortable margin for simple-majority votes to approve Cabinet nominees, but not enough to clear the 60-vote threshold needed to get around the filibuster for most legislation.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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McAfee won just two out of eight categories, one by a narrow margin.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
9 Feb. 2025
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Related Articles Firefighters gain upper hand after 80-acre Bonsall fire forces evacuations in California Editorial: Colorado’s new last-resort insurance company shares a name with California’s.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2025
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This history shows that buying territory in the Arctic has been a longstanding practice for geopolitical rivals struggling to gain an upper hand and ensure their own defense.—
James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made by History ,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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Critically, Israel established strategic control over the Syrian side of Mount Hermon, a strategic high ground at the base of the Anti-Lebanon mountains that was part of the lands of the Tribe of Manasseh in Ancient Israel.—
Bassem Eid,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2025
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The Spanish government sent emergency alerts on Tuesday asking people to stay indoors or seek high ground.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN,
31 Oct. 2024
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One of the primary advantages of teamwork is that different perspectives and skills can be brought to the table.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Like roulette, baccarat is basically a game of luck—albeit with the lowest house advantage in the casino—with each hand providing its own independent outcome.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes,
6 Feb. 2025
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That prompted a third notice of allowance on Oct. 15, 2024, which is set to expire on Oct. 15, 2027.—
Bryan West,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Instead, Combs insisted on paying her an allowance to keep her at his beck and call, her lawsuit claims.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2025
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That’s why most of us are intrigued to hear about the new consumer-facing devices and developments coming from the tech industry—and no one has a better inside track on that information than the members of Forbes Technology Council.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
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Pittsburgh, Nebraska, Penn State and Louisville earned top regional seeds Sunday in the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament and an inside track to the national semifinals.—
Mitch Sherman,
The Athletic,
2 Dec. 2024
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