starters

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For starters there’s the group the U.S. was drawn into, one that includes Turkey and Australia, in addition to Paraguay, making it one of just two groups without a top 15 team, according to FIFA.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"These roles can always change, but at the moment I think there are 14 or 15 proper starters and Jude is one of them."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Vegas’s two regular starters, including the one that backstopped them during their championship run in 2023, were mired in the worst seasons of their careers in the desert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

For starters, it is bundled with the broader Amazon Prime subscription, which offers customers free shipping for items ordered from the e-commerce giant, so consumers are less conscious of the cost of the TV service.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

But here, for starters, is Quintilian: “The whole art of oratory, as the most and greatest writers have taught, consists of five parts: invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith