head start

Example Sentences

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“These both got their head start on the downside, so the fact that they now appear to be stabilizing, I view to be a good sign.”

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Schwab is not the only firm now giving children as young as 13 greater autonomy over their investments — a change that they believe can give kids a better head start in building good habits.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

“We are heading in another direction in the next decade, and the companies that had a head start will have an advantage.”

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Over time, deliveries of Airbus’ competing class of A320 narrow-body jets caught up with deliveries of comparable 737s, despite Boeing’s roughly 20-year head start in the market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

If a long head start counts for anything, why didn’t guns and steel arise first in Africa, permitting Africans and their germs to conquer Europe?

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