starting point
Example Sentences
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If your real-estate agent, builder, friend or family member recommends a specific lender to you, consider it a starting point rather than a final answer, said National Association of Mortgage Brokers President Kimber White.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Occasionally Mr. Paul’s violin swoons and shrieks in a manner we associate with the instrument, but he’s just as likely to use it as a starting point for an electronic drone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
There is already a higher starting point of 30 years for murder using a firearm.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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
The starting point for Volpe is when you become his student.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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