- present participle of start.
starting
Example Sentences
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Undergraduate tuition fees in England and Wales are rising for a second year running for students starting university in September, reaching £9,790 a year.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Earlier, from the first minutes of the partial eclipse, a group of young boys cried out: "It's starting! It's starting!"
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Derwin James Jr. and Elijah Molden have their starting safety spots locked up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
See: The dollar’s global dominance is starting to slip.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Thirty or forty miles to the starting line.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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