springboard

Example Sentences

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But this time, the goal is to build a permanent Moon base to exploit its natural resources and provide a springboard for an attempt to reach Mars.

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Tactacon had hoped to pay for her 23-year-old son to graduate from a police academy and for her two daughters, aged 22 and 24, to become nurses, a springboard for high-paying jobs overseas.

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The company behind the robot, Yunji, is a mainland Chinese tech business that is aiming to use Hong Kong as a springboard for successful overseas expansion.

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The show plays a key role in supporting emerging artists and its contest has been described as a major career springboard.

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He hit headlines in the 1990 games after striking and cutting his head on the springboard while competing.

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