starting blocks

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Besides the small step on the road to recovery that was the Scottish Premiership win at Livingston at the weekend, Rangers haven't managed to lose sight of the starting blocks.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

Miles away, gymnasts flipped before judges, swimmers dove from starting blocks, and runners leaped hurdles in the same stadium where Bukele made his speech.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2023

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

From Reuters • Feb. 5, 2023

The book opens in Mexico City, during the 1968 Summer Olympics, with Smith at the starting blocks for the final of the 200-meter sprint.

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2022

And yet he walks along the track, and then...he gets down in the starting blocks.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen