starters

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For starters, chasing the rally from here looks iffy.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The same was true at the Derby with only one of the 16 U.S.-based starters having raced outside of maiden or stakes company.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

For starters, the traffic model most of these companies relied on has withered away.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

The later starters in round two, including McNealy and Rory McIlroy, were also able to take advantage of slightly more benign conditions in the late evening sun.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

At the crack of the starters pistol, the pint-sized pilots released their brakes, hunched down into their homemade roadsters, and willed their cars down the hill.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly