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Gudmundsson has only been absent from four of Leeds manager Daniel Farke’s 33 starting line-ups across all competitions, and Sunday was his 36th appearance of the season when Sweden games are factored in.
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
That is remarkable considering just two years ago, the Jets used 13 different starting line-up combinations in 17 games in 2023 due to various injuries.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
My problem is that starting line, the search process, seems to the most troublesome part of this journey for Miami.
—Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Wesley slotted straight into Gian Piero Gasperini’s starting line-up and scored the only goal on the opening day of the season as Roma defeated Bologna 1-0.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Hosted by the always-hilarious Wendi McLendon-Covey, this special broadcast takes viewers straight to the parade's starting line in New York City.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
But the Rams still won’t have their full, projected starting line together Monday due to right tackle Rob Havenstein’s ankle injury.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
At the 2017 Run Rabbit Run starting line at the base of Colorado’s Steamboat Ski Resort, 314 runners stood in the corral, every one of them hoping to finish the 102.5-mile race.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2024
One was hired away from a competitor for more money, even though Stephenson was starting line cooks at $23 to $24 an hour.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2024
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
That is remarkable considering just two years ago, the Jets used 13 different starting line-up combinations in 17 games in 2023 due to various injuries.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
My problem is that starting line, the search process, seems to the most troublesome part of this journey for Miami.
—Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Wesley slotted straight into Gian Piero Gasperini’s starting line-up and scored the only goal on the opening day of the season as Roma defeated Bologna 1-0.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Hosted by the always-hilarious Wendi McLendon-Covey, this special broadcast takes viewers straight to the parade's starting line in New York City.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
But the Rams still won’t have their full, projected starting line together Monday due to right tackle Rob Havenstein’s ankle injury.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
At the 2017 Run Rabbit Run starting line at the base of Colorado’s Steamboat Ski Resort, 314 runners stood in the corral, every one of them hoping to finish the 102.5-mile race.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2024
One was hired away from a competitor for more money, even though Stephenson was starting line cooks at $23 to $24 an hour.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Starting line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20line. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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