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Their modeling identified an area in the left frontal lobe as a likely starting point from which synaptic loss could spread into connected regions.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

That said, self-screening for balance has become more popular in recent years as a starting point, Teater says.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

"The starting point in the UK is that all these acts of copying - creating the training library and doing the training – require the permission of the copyright owner," she says.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The success of Mark Kurlansky’s 2002 microhistory, “Salt,” has given rise to a great profusion of narrative-nonfiction works that have as their starting point an ordinary thing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

“That’s our journey this month. Figuring it all out. Home is our starting point for connecting to the past.”

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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