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head start

NOUN
advantage of early start
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One slightly stranger favorite is ground beef mixed with minced mushrooms and a little mushroom gravy powder, which can become an excellent head start on stew, meatballs, meatloaf or cottage pie.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

But Feaster had to wait until he enrolled at USC this summer while the other talented pass-catchers in his class got a head start.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

"It had a big head start, and we are still playing catch-up."

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Adjusting for its few months’ head start this year, Novo Nordisk is still outpacing Lilly.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

If so, perhaps that head start, amplified over the last 13,000 years, provides the answer to Yali’s question.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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