for starters

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Bone chips, ACLs, MCLs, pulled hamstrings, multiple Tommy John surgeries and the recent epidemic of dreaded oblique strains just for starters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Well, for starters, the stock had jumped nearly 14% in regular trading today following AMD’s results.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Maddie Albon, 29, a global marketing manager who lives in London, does triathlons in her free time - but that's just for starters.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Woods called for changes to Venezuela’s laws governing oil and gas, for starters, although he said that Exxon could have a team of experts assessing the situation within weeks.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

It wasn’t his failure, for starters, and in any case, he didn’t need a child like I did.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins