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Four minutes into the second quarter, Banchero was assessed a technical foul for pushing away Brooks before the start of an inbounds play.
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Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
The Rockets are a team that lost its starting point guard (Fred VanVleet) at the start of the year while the Knicks brought back and built upon the exact same core that punched the franchise’s first ticket to the conference finals in the last quarter-century.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Near the start of the novel, John gets unfairly expelled from the starship.
—Stephanie Burt, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Since the start of the year, almost 200,000 Floridians dropped their ACA Marketplace plans — one of the sharpest declines in the country — according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
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Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
The Rockets are a team that lost its starting point guard (Fred VanVleet) at the start of the year while the Knicks brought back and built upon the exact same core that punched the franchise’s first ticket to the conference finals in the last quarter-century.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Near the start of the novel, John gets unfairly expelled from the starship.
—Stephanie Burt, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Since the start of the year, almost 200,000 Floridians dropped their ACA Marketplace plans — one of the sharpest declines in the country — according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
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“The start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20start. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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