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start

[stahrt] / stɑrt /


NOUN
sudden involuntary movement of the body
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The smart money has to be on both of them to start next Saturday.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

To start, consider that top-line figure of 1.57.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

“You can’t see everything. There’s so much.... You start meeting the people, you get hooked on the people.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

When I started The Swell newsletter last December, I wanted the bonus culture recommendation to start with Salon’s staff before incorporating other experts, journalists and industry luminaries as guests.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

“This spring, we’ll start with a foal. A black one.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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