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

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

"Without a prima facie right, the respondents never got out of the starting blocks," part of the judgement read.

From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2022

We milled around behind the starting blocks, nervous, shaking out our arms and legs, everything as quiet as if the coach had already said, “Ready.”

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli