starting point
Example Sentences
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Sept. 11 became the starting point for a series of political choices that reshaped American life and, in turn, reshaped the memory of the day itself.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
As for assessing the mental health of your grandson, a telehealth visit can absolutely be an appropriate starting point, particularly if he is homebound.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Raman said the bureau was a starting point that could one day lead to a department, which she said would be expensive and take a long time to stand up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Close, who oversaw nutrition for last year's British and Irish Lions rugby union tour, sees supplements as the "final piece of the jigsaw" rather than a starting point.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The other bonus of this approach, as far as he was concerned, was that it treated the symphony, not other operas, as a structural starting point.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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