starting point
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"The New Reich Chancellery was the planning centre and starting point of World War Two and also symbolises the catastrophic end of the Nazi regime," the council said.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
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
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
Along with Plum’s foul trouble, starting point guard Erica Wheeler finished with five fouls.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
And years later, it was also to be the starting point for my work in theoretical physics.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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