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Recent Examples of head start
In recent days, some forecasting models have hinted at the possibility of a head start to the 2025 season, showing the potential for storm development—specifically in the western Caribbean where conditions appear more favorable.
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Allison Chinchar, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
Beer and liquor companies seized on this day, which falls roughly three weeks before Memorial Day, the unofficial start of the summer season, as a way to get a head start on summer festivities — and thus, sell more alcohol.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2025
With the 2025 Met Gala just around the corner, a handful of celebrities got a head start on a fancy night out and trekked to Brooklyn to celebrate another cultural institution.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2025
Siakam boxing in Lopez gave him a head start and provided the Pacers a 5-on-4 advantage on the break as the Bucks center tried to catch up.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Allison Chinchar, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
Beer and liquor companies seized on this day, which falls roughly three weeks before Memorial Day, the unofficial start of the summer season, as a way to get a head start on summer festivities — and thus, sell more alcohol.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2025
With the 2025 Met Gala just around the corner, a handful of celebrities got a head start on a fancy night out and trekked to Brooklyn to celebrate another cultural institution.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2025
Siakam boxing in Lopez gave him a head start and provided the Pacers a 5-on-4 advantage on the break as the Bucks center tried to catch up.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for head start
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But then again, only one of his 11 starts thus far has been a quality outing.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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The Panthers got off to an inauspicious start, quickly finding themselves down 2-0 after the first period.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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The stock got another leg up last week following Trump’s visit to the Middle East.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
21 May 2025
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Among the ways to get that leg up is to take advance placement courses during the school year, college courses during the summer or college-level examination program (CLEP) tests.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
18 May 2025
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Most shortchanged by the script Wen, whose character’s trauma and relationship with her son is set up as a vital part of the narrative, just for her to get confined to the margins of the narrative and for her conflict to resolve with little fanfare.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
28 May 2025
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This combination of strong operating and moderate net income margins alongside negative operating cash flow suggests a need to address cash generation efficiency despite otherwise good profitability.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Catch Up On The Story Stars, Mikko Rantanen gain upper hand on Jets with Game 3 victory: Takeaways The Stars scored three third-period goals to break a tie and earn a 5-2 win in Game 3 and a 2-1 series lead.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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The sellers have the slight upper hand as the major indices test import long term areas of support.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
31 May 2025
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When buyers are armed with the information of others who received higher discounts, the software company has no moral high ground or negotiating leverage.—
Chris Mele,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Pone hit a sacrifice fly to put Ole Miss up 5-4, Mackenzie Pickens hit and RBI single in the fifth for a two-run advantage and Brady sent a solo home run to left-center field in the seventh to set the final score.—
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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There are advantages older figures can bring to politics — even if the current generation has ruined the reputation of elder statesmen.—
Jack Butler,
National Review,
25 May 2025
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The Trent concept was created partially due to airlines’ scaling back on passengers’ baggage allowances, especially European carriers.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
22 May 2025
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Mercy asks for allowance, where forgiveness demands absolution.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
21 May 2025
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Operating in such a variable market requires local and regional expertise, as lenders with boots on the ground often have an inside track on conditions and opportunities unique to a specific community and properties.—
Sam Sidhu,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Operating in such a variable market requires local and regional expertise, as lenders with boots on the ground often have an inside track on conditions and opportunities unique to a specific community and properties.—
Sam Sidhu,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Head start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head%20start. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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