starters

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For starters, understand how the 4% rule works.

From Barron's • Apr. 19, 2026

For starters, when an airline raises its base fares, it must pay more in a specific federal tax known as an excise tax.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Yes, Cronin isn’t the first coach to lose a star to the transfer portal, as Michigan became the first champion for which all five starters were transfers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Record six-time Masters winner Jack Nicklaus, 86, will be joined by 90-year-old three-time champion Gary Player and two-time winner Tom Watson, 76, to hit ceremonial tee shots at 12:25 as honorary starters.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 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