starting point
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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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