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• UConn did not get off to a good start in the second half.
  — Lori Riley, courant.com, 3 Apr. 2022
• Things get off to a good start on the latter front, at least.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2022
• The Cougars finished 1-3 last season and this year did not get off to a good start.
  — Scott Hanson, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Oct. 2021
• Gannon didn’t get off to a good start but has a 6-game point streak and goals in his last 3 games.
  — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 20 Jan. 2023
• The start of the Mavs’ new era didn’t get off to a good start, a pratfall noted in this space in November.
  — Dallas News, 22 Feb. 2022
• On his first shot on the Par 4, 445-yard hole, Woods used his driver and hit the fairway down the right center to get off to a good start.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023
• His tenure in Tempe didn't exactly get off to a good start.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2021
• The Giants need to get off to a good start and not rely on the third quarter, though that has proven to be a reliable script.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Mar. 2023
• Anyone with the answer should get off to a good start in this week’s cleveland.com news quiz, which features 10 questions on current events from the past week.
  — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
• But there will be immense pressure on coach Matt Nagy to get off to a good start, and Dalton probably won’t have a long leash.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2021
• Wheeler’s night didn’t get off to a good start picking up two fouls in the game’s opening minutes, but his play sparked the quality second half.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 15 Feb. 2022
• Urquidy didn’t get off to a good start in the snow, walking the leadoff hitter before giving up a single and a double to dig himself a 2-0 hole in the first inning.
  — Matt Young, Chron, 21 Apr. 2021
• Indianapolis badly needs Blankenship to get off to a good start; no one wants to relive the tension of last season every time the Colts line up for a kick.
  — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Sep. 2020
• Aggies coach Blake Anderson wants to get off to a good start, but acknowledges that the Huskies are truly an unknown, and that’s dangerous.
  — Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Aug. 2022
• Michigan launched multiple operators on the same day, which helped online gaming and sports betting get off to a good start.
  — Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2021
• The schedule suggested the Sox had an opportunity to get off to a good start, something Kennedy said was important.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
• After six consecutive losing seasons, the Rangers needed to get off to a good start to build a little momentum.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 1 Apr. 2023
• The Stanford junior didn't get off to a good start, falling on parallel bars to start the second night of competition at Dickies Arena.
  — Rachel Blount, Star Tribune, 5 June 2021
• Even if Garoppolo is fine for camp, this is still a disastrous turn of events for a Raiders team and coaching staff that desperately needs to get off to a good start after last year’s 6-11 season.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
• Whether Trump vetoes the bill or not, analysts predict that the Turkish government will seek to get off to a good start with the incoming Biden administration.
  — Elvan Katmer, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2020
• Decker said other procedural issues about practice and meetings were discussed because Bevell wanted the council to disseminate information to other players so the first practice of the week could get off to a good start.
  — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2020

Last Updated: 2 Dec 2024