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head start

NOUN
advantage of early start
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That head start isn’t even the most concerning part.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Starting early gives them a significant head start in building long-term wealth just from five years of work.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The higher baseline - or head start - means similar summer weather patterns now reach heatwave and extreme heat thresholds more easily.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Johnson & Johnson is also a key beneficiary in this space, the analyst wrote last month, citing its leadership in hematology and head start in potential markets like Sjogren’s disease and systemic lupus erythematous.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The peoples of areas with a head start on food production thereby gained a head start on the path leading toward guns, germs, and steel.

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




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