head start

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Wet earth, plenty of sunshine and a lack of frosts have combined to give some plants a noticeable head start.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Schwab is not the only firm now offering 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

Amazon had a head start in AI with the release of the Echo smart speaker with Alexa in 2014.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

"Intervening in the 30s, 40s and 50s gives us a head start," Erickson said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

The boy’s death was a complication of her escape, like the absence of a full moon or losing the head start because Lovey had been discovered out of her cabin.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead