starting point
Example Sentences
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Just make sure your first job after college is the starting point, not the high point, in a satisfying career.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
But it said a ban should only be seen as a starting point for online safety.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
A spokesperson for Metro said their team understands that frequent service “is key to making transit competitive,” but said the slower frequency at night is a starting point, given what “funding, staffing, and ridership allow.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
The jump is impressive considering the starting point.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Its spiral score is laid out graphically, has no set starting point and can be read left to right, right to left, upside down or back to front.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
