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Recent Examples of head start
Between the lines: Most shoppers opt for a head start on shopping to spread out their spending.
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Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 21 Dec. 2024
Teen LinkedIn: Children under the age of seventeen can apply for jobs, expand their professional network, and get a head start at grinding their teeth at night.
—Jiji Lee, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2025
This is one of the reasons why Tesla was so keen to get self-driving hardware into as many of its cars as possible, as early as possible, to give the company a head start on data collection that could position it as the leader in autonomous vehicles.
—New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2025
Most players generally agreed that the current format — where the Tour Championship is a 72-hole tournament but the top players get a head start with starting strokes — fails to accomplish either mission of crowning the correct champion each year or providing a compelling product.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 21 Dec. 2024
Teen LinkedIn: Children under the age of seventeen can apply for jobs, expand their professional network, and get a head start at grinding their teeth at night.
—Jiji Lee, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2025
This is one of the reasons why Tesla was so keen to get self-driving hardware into as many of its cars as possible, as early as possible, to give the company a head start on data collection that could position it as the leader in autonomous vehicles.
—New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2025
Most players generally agreed that the current format — where the Tour Championship is a 72-hole tournament but the top players get a head start with starting strokes — fails to accomplish either mission of crowning the correct champion each year or providing a compelling product.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for head start
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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 early-career scientists, NIH funding is crucial for getting a leg up in a difficult career path.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Infinite Reality has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Obsess, giving it a leg up in the growing world of 3D digital stores and experiences.—
Evan Clark,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
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Blues music is a sound created by Black people to describe the melancholy of lives lived in the margins.—
Ira Porter,
The Christian Science Monitor,
28 Jan. 2025
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The survey is conducted online via a demographically representative panel and has a 2.5 percentage point margin of error.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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This history shows that buying territory in the Arctic has been a longstanding practice for geopolitical rivals struggling to gain an upper hand and ensure their own defense.—
James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made by History ,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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Related Articles Firefighters gain upper hand after 80-acre Bonsall fire forces evacuations in California Editorial: Colorado’s new last-resort insurance company shares a name with California’s.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2025
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Elevate and rattle from high ground, or a tree stand or tripod, to spot more bucks.—
Michael Hanback,
Outdoor Life,
7 Nov. 2024
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And for people who are still in the path of disaster, Hecht said, pay them to move to high ground.—
Peter Green,
Quartz,
14 Oct. 2024
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With a small majority in the Senate, and a wafer-thin GOP advantage in the House, this is just wishful thinking on the part of Rep. Ogles.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Carolina has this cap flexibility advantage because it’s been ruthless over the years about letting non-star UFAs walk.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Leave a comment View Comments The 1936 Robinson-Patman Act, which prohibits advertising and promotional allowances to favor large customers over small businesses, was cited in the FTC’s announcement.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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Correcting Favoritism According to the team, parental favoritism can alter parents’ interactions with their children, as well as their spending and allowance for autonomy.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
16 Jan. 2025
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That’s why most of us are intrigued to hear about the new consumer-facing devices and developments coming from the tech industry—and no one has a better inside track on that information than the members of Forbes Technology Council.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
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Pittsburgh, Nebraska, Penn State and Louisville earned top regional seeds Sunday in the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament and an inside track to the national semifinals.—
Mitch Sherman,
The Athletic,
2 Dec. 2024
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