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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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