as in beginning
the point at which something begins
any year or event we use as the baseline for the Renaissance is going to be at least somewhat arbitrary
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Consumers are savvier than ever about baseline security measures for any reputable business.
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Gegham Azatyan, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The two squared off in the opening game and, fittingly, Stewart scored the first basket in league history — a baseline jumper.
—Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2025
More cameras have been set up around the baselines and backboards.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025
And that’s because your pulse offers an informative snapshot of your fitness baseline.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
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Gegham Azatyan, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The two squared off in the opening game and, fittingly, Stewart scored the first basket in league history — a baseline jumper.
—Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2025
More cameras have been set up around the baselines and backboards.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025
And that’s because your pulse offers an informative snapshot of your fitness baseline.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
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Popular on Variety At the beginning, these demonstrations are at the margins of the film — more like background noise than an integral part of the plot.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
18 Jan. 2025
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As a footnote: Kudos to the producers to honoring the legendary former host Peter Marshall with a mention at the beginning of the first episode.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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As Farber explained his schedule to Weinstein, including a murder trial in March, the former mogul interrupted frequently and asked repeatedly for an April 7 start, saying his lawyers would be ready by then.—
Sean Piccoli,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2025
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Fox got off to a strong start Monday against the Nets, hitting a pair of 3s from the left wing and recording 10 points in his first seven minutes before his first rest.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Jan. 2025
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For example, the American Cancer Society reports that early onset colorectal cancer cases in adults younger than 50 grew by 2.4% each year from 2012-2021.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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But from the onset, the second-oldest republic in the Western Hemisphere after the United States was beset by armed conflict, foreign interventions, repressive dictators, political violence, and heads of state whose personal ambitions and desire for power fanned instability and revolts.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Democratic Socialists, vaccine skeptics, anti-Zionists, manosphere alphas—these are not people known for casual political engagement.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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But a different kind of sialic acid receptor, alpha 2,6, is more prevalent in the human respiratory tract.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2025
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But opinions on this issue have actually remained pretty consistently in favor of the Paris agreement since its inception: 62 percent of Americans were opposed when Trump withdrew from it for the first time back in 2017, and the same share supported Biden's decision to rejoin in 2021.—
Mary Radcliffe,
ABC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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More meme coins have emerged since the inception of fartcoin.—
Yun Li,Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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On Thursday, Trinity Gas Storage announced commencement of operations at its 24 bcf (billion cubic feet) storage unit located near Carthage in East Texas, about 160 miles southeast of Dallas.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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In theory, TikTok could announce the commencement of negotiations with a potential buyer and urge President Joe Biden to grant the 90-day extension before the ban takes effect, experts said.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Here’s to the week ahead, and don’t hesitate to reach out with comments, questions, feedback, joy, or news of a rocket launch in your future.—
Peter Green,
Quartz,
19 Jan. 2025
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The meme coin’s developers have limited the supply of $TRUMP to 200 million coins at launch before expanding the overall supply to 1 billion over the next three years, according to the coin’s website.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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That means that sorters can change the threshold the system needs to recognize—for example, sorting through fabrics that are made of more than 30 percent polyester, versus fabrics with more than 75 percent polyester.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Clippers are currently $2.5 million away from getting underneath the luxury tax threshold.—
Sam Vecenie,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Baseline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseline. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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