starting point
Example Sentences
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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
Under anti-doping rules, the starting point for a sanction when a player refuses a test is the same as if they had tested positive.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
That makes the secondary market an attractive starting point for more people than ever before, she says, especially those shopping for their kid’s first phone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
It propagated all the way around until it met its starting point.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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