for starters

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Rerouting capital and resources into the U.S., for starters.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

He also said that increasing eligibility starting at age 50 is not very scientific; for starters, it’s unfair to 49-year-olds.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

"I'd have prawn puri for starters, lamb rogan josh, Bombay potatoes with some saag aloo, peshwari naan, all the poppadoms, pilau rice, saag paneer," Benn says.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

The streak ended only because McVay rested or minimized snaps for starters in the season finale.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2025

But here, for starters, is Quintilian: “The whole art of oratory, as the most and greatest writers have taught, consists of five parts: invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith