starting point
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Perhaps there isn’t a starting point so much as a continuation, marching forward through life, grappling with the unexpected events that occur, and all the complicated feelings that come with them.
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026
The 10-year Treasury yield is important to households because it’s a starting point for new 30-year mortgage loans.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026
The Moon, he said, offers a natural starting point for humanity's expansion beyond Earth because of its proximity and resources.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
“It’s not a good starting point for negotiations,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
Soon he was wildly excited and shouting with laughter as the tiddlywinks climbed hopefully up the ladders and then came slithering down the snakes again, almost back to the starting point.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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