starter

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USC also already added a trio of players in the portal, including a 7-footer in Connecticut’s Eric Reibe and an experienced starter in Georgetown’s KJ Lewis.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

José Soriano of the Los Angeles Angels is the first starter since at least 1900 to allow one run or fewer through his first six outings of a season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Rarely a starter for Arsenal, the 28-year-old managed just nine minutes off the bench in England's recent World Cup qualifiers with Spain and Iceland.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

The Chargers like his versatility at both guard positions and center, offering them a potential starter at either position and much-needed depth.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Well behind the gangway, and oddly out of sight of the coxswains, the starter stood on a platform constructed atop the superstructure of a flat-bottomed boat.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown