jumping-off point
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One jumping-off point for the paper was the possible psychological effect on traders of an upcoming holiday—which may spark better sentiment and more appetite for risk taking.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
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
If Freddie Freeman wasn’t enough of a jumping-off point for the documentary, the filmmakers interviewed his father, Fred Freeman, a source that provided a “gold mine” of information.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
"I thought that she was a good jumping-off point for that type of character," Desta says.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2025
The first objective was to capture Messines Ridge south of Ypres and use it as a jumping-off point for the main push toward the Belgian coast.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
