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Recent Examples of head start
It can’t be understated how much of a head start Google has in AI.
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
There’s no better time than now to get a head start on holiday gift shopping, because Amazon’s October Prime Day event officially kicks off today with countless deals to score.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
The format works with three celebrities becoming living targets, and are given an hour’s head start to find a secret hideout somewhere in Europe.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Anyone who takes advantage of this sign-up bonus will have a head start on Monday night's game.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
There’s no better time than now to get a head start on holiday gift shopping, because Amazon’s October Prime Day event officially kicks off today with countless deals to score.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
The format works with three celebrities becoming living targets, and are given an hour’s head start to find a secret hideout somewhere in Europe.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Anyone who takes advantage of this sign-up bonus will have a head start on Monday night's game.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for head start
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The Lions fall to 4-2 with the defeat while the Chiefs continue to correct their stuttering start to the year by improving to 3-3.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Tennessee Titans fired head coach Brian Callahan after a 1-5 start through the first six weeks of the 2025 season, the team announced on Monday.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Electrons can clear the barrier the classical way, too, with a leg up from random thermal energy, instead of tunneling through it.—
Dan Garisto,
Scientific American,
7 Oct. 2025
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The victory gave Navy (5-0) a leg up in holding on to the Commander-in-Chief's trophy, awarded to the winner of the round-robin between the Navy, Air Force and Army service academies.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Normalizing the level of state power on display right now threatens everyone’s civil liberties, not just those on society’s margins.—
Josiah Bates,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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The margin of error was a little over plus-or-minus four percentage points.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
14 Oct. 2025
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His quickness often gives him an upper hand to wall off lanes or square off rushers (zero sacks allowed).—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Winged munition autonomously detects moving targets Raytheon also highlighted that the StormBreaker smart weapon gives operators an upper hand in combat by hitting moving targets in some of the worst weather conditions.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Oct. 2025
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Officials issued flood warnings, urging residents to shelter in place and move to high ground.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Packers should have the advantage in the contest, as Arizona backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett is set to start in Week 7 with Kyler Murray sidelined for a second consecutive game due to a foot sprain.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Regardless, the Avs finished the second period with 30 shot attempts (after 29 in the first) and a two-goal advantage.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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The developers also asked for various allowances related to the county’s building and zoning restrictions.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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In Indonesia, protests came after news of a $3,000 monthly housing allowance for lawmakers, 10 times the minimum wage in a country where most people struggle to meet basic living costs.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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And letting sift through their hands a potential win that likely would have lifted them into a top-10 ranking and early inside track to one of 12 College Football Playoff berths.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Oct. 2025
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Ethan Del Mastro might have had an inside track for a spot on the blue line when camp opened, but his struggles continued against Detroit.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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