the start

noun

: the place where a race begins
The runners lined up at the start.

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For the second time in three years, there will be no Louisville Live to ring in the start of Cardinals basketball season. Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025 Since the start of Breast Cancer Awareness initiatives in 1985, over 517,000 lives have been saved from better treatment and proactive screening, according to the American Cancer Society. Dr. Noor Shaik, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025 Ten years into the reign of the Dungeons & Dragons troupe turned multimedia savants, Critical Role isn’t just content with the start of their biggest campaign, launching their own streaming service, or even working on video games — there’s always room for more. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025 Jose Mourinho had just got up from his seat in the Benfica dugout, at the start of the game, when the Chelsea supporters in the Matthew Harding Stand at Stamford Bridge started to serenade him. Stuart James, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the start

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“The start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20start. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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