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

You would, for starters, need to take anywhere from $650,000 to $770,000 as you would need to pay income tax on those funds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Arsenal have got to be careful they don't warm up in the Chelsea half again, for starters.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

“Well, for starters, I’ll be going to the white high school this year. I was speechless. I squeezed the phone in my hand. “Are you sure you wanna do that?”

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd