starting blocks

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Every eye in the stadium was fixed on Wilson as he knelt in the starting blocks awaiting the start of the 400 meters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

So - which parts of Team GB triumphed, and which struggled to get off the starting blocks?

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2024

Still, despite Hayden and Brandon Tanev throwing some first-period weight around, the sluggish game had trouble getting out of its starting blocks.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2023

Britain and the euro zone out of the starting blocks already.

From Reuters • Feb. 5, 2023

Ben’s shoulder hurt until the bell rang at three o’clock releasing the students like a pistol at the starting blocks.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy