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[stahrt] / stɑrt /


NOUN
sudden involuntary movement of the body
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The deal could be the start of a bigger move to share weaponry that Ukraine has honed during its war with Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

However, the ban has been backdated to start when she was initially suspended on 2 June 2025.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

“I think it’s real clear where we can start the GoFundMe to bring Aaron back,” team president Kevin Demoff joked to a raucous crowd that was cheering ‘AD, AD, AD.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Shipments are on track to start at the end of third quarter, Su said, and will ramp going into fourth quarter.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

After reading about Joey’s bravery during the war and her arrival in the US, he’s inspired to start a fund drive called Joey’s International Leprosy Fund.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

He made three appearances during the tournament, including starts against Norway and England in the third-place play-off, as Les Bleus finished fourth.

From BBC Jul. 24, 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

The actor starts his day with an early run and a six-and-a-half minute egg.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Samsung's new top-of-the-range model is the Z Fold8 Ultra -- successor to the Z Fold7 -- whose retail price starts at $2,100.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

But usually, Celia’s the one who starts her stopwatch and sets the pace, and I just match it.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Jurgen Klopp started his reign as Germany's head coach by threatening to quit if the media invades his family's privacy.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Here’s what they came up with: It started with each Maine county holding its own convention, open to all registered Democrats, to select delegates to this weekend’s state convention.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

When OpenAI’s models started targeting Hugging Face on a weekend, one of the first warnings the company got was from a handful of AI agents it uses to patrol for attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

What started as a two-month tour across the U.S. and parts of Canada is now a strategically placed, five-date extravaganza starting this weekend in Long Beach.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

As we started through it with our fragile burden, she stepped in front of us.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

COVID-19 is on the upswing in California and across a swath of the West and the South, a sign that the virus may be starting its seasonal summer uptick.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

The other interesting argument made by Gromen was that Chinese AI is suddenly starting to disintermediate the U.S.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

For him, starting an account was easier than navigating the Treasury Department’s TreasuryDirect.gov website to buy government bonds.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

By reducing the value-added tax rate to zero from 5%, Mr. Burnham says he’ll save the average household the princely sum of $60 a year starting in October.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

I was just starting to function close to something-like-normal again, when I saw her walk back in.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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