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head start

NOUN
advantage of early start
Synonyms
WEAK
first crack running start

Example Sentences

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And how much does a parent give a child so they can have a head start in life, but just enough for them to go out and seek their fortune independently?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Together, Azure and OpenAI learned how to build AI infrastructure at scale, giving Microsoft a key head start in the AI revolution.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s general purpose chatbot, had a head start and is more popular with consumers, so Anthropic has focused its attention on software developers and business customers.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

We were amazed at how wonderfully that program helped our kids get a head start at school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

They were too close for us to get a meaningful head start.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline