jumping-off point
Example Sentences
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One of Milwaukee’s advantages is how easily you can use the city as a jumping-off point for a quick Wisconsin road trip.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
These two developments should worry investors who are waiting—maybe not all that patiently—for the biggest AI-related stocks to find their next jumping-off point.
From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025
After phone calls with Witkoff and Vance, Driscoll described the 28-point plan to Ukrainian leaders in Kyiv as a jumping-off point for negotiations, the officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
"I thought that she was a good jumping-off point for that type of character," Desta says.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2025
Even though the Olympics had been the pinnacle of my athletic career, it had only created a jumping-off point for the rest of my life.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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