square one
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But, by winning just one of their past six Premier League games and dropping to sixth, the club seem to be back to square one.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
But he quickly found himself back to square one; back to where it all started.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Aston Martin is still at square one, despite making Adrian Newey, the most successful designer in F1 history, one of the highest paid people in the sport.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
He had to begin at square one and get to square 100.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
In other words, Kyle was back to square one.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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