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[stahrt] / stɑrt /


NOUN
sudden involuntary movement of the body
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Legendary venture capitalist Bill Gurley was especially blunt in his own social-media post: “If OpenAI violated Hugging Face in a way that ‘demands’ new regulation; let’s start with a formal criminal investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

In the late 2000s, she discovered how lucrative the business could be when she bought a truck to start selling tacos in Miami.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

A previous attempt at launch was abruptly scrubbed just as the booster began to ignite, in an automatic stoppage that occurred after some engines did not start.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

At the start of their career, the band got a call from their record label.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

This year she brought me along, so I could get to know the town before I start at the Mount, the Native boarding school for kids from villages too small to have a high school.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

As he starts his term as Fed chair, Warsh can’t count on the support of his fellow governors for his agenda, Bianco said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

A family-of-four's accommodation in a holiday park there this August starts at around £750 for a week, while an off-peak return train from Manchester would cost around £280 for four.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The next LIV event starts at the JCB Club in Staffordshire on Thursday before tournaments in New York and Indianapolis prior to a scheduled team championship in Michigan.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Safety starts with drivers paying attention to people in the streets, whether biking, walking or playing, they said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Hannah spots us, waves, and starts walking over.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

“Saturday Night Live,” Second City, David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld and Adam Sandler all owe a debt to the artists who started life as Dino Crocetti and Joseph Levitch.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

But as quickly as it seemed like they might have a breakthrough, things started to grow more complicated.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

The six-month pilot started in July and uses the same batteries as many electric bicycles.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

For years after he started building trucks, Ramirez and his cousin also ran a taco truck called LA Tacos & Co.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Dad’s barrage of texts started within a day of me having my phone back, but he doesn’t mention Mav, not even once.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Fed up with ballooning costs, companies big and small are starting to use lower-priced models, including some built in China.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Forty-eight women across both counties have been helped so far, with organisers getting calls from other trusts interested in starting a similar service.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Trump's latest tariffs of 10 percent to 12.5 percent apply to goods from 60 economies starting Friday.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

“The market is starting to exhibit the characteristics of an upcycle,” Le Peuch said on a call with analysts following results.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

I was starting to learn from Hannie, after all.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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