the start

noun

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

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Demand for charter flights has skyrocketed, with some people paying up to 200,000 euros ($232,000) as major airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha, Qatar, were closed after the start of the conflict last weekend. ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026 Ten people have been killed in Israel since the start of the conflict, according to Israeli officials. Npr Staff, NPR, 3 Mar. 2026 Hundreds of American citizens have left Israel since the start of the Iran conflict. Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026 Waltham Sr High opened in 2024, while Lowell High is scheduled to fully open by 2027 and the vocational school is scheduled for the start of the next school year. Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the start

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