the start

noun

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

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Both leaders offered warm remarks at the start of the talks – their first face-to-face in six years – at an airbase in the coastal city of Busan, near to where an international summit is taking place. Betsy Klein, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025 In the series, Soffer and Spiridakos’ characters were married, but Jay and Hailey were divorced by the start of season 11. Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 Pet deposits at the start of the lease get into questionable legal territory and most landlords have moved to a monthly fee. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025 Trump told South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the start of bilateral talks that talks with Xi were his main goal. Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 29 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 4 Nov. 2025.

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