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Recent Examples of head start
Get a head start on your New Year's Resolution with a Pasadena race sponsored by Lululemon.
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Austin Turner, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
The extreme right got a certain head start.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
Amazon’s Outlet Store, a hidden storefront overflowing with discounts on new, overstock, and clearance items, is running a secret after-Christmas sale on tons of travel clothes and accessories to give you a head start on your 2026 travel capsule wardrobe.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
As state cannabis regulations have taken shape in recent years, Native nations have found themselves with a significant head start.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
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Austin Turner, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
The extreme right got a certain head start.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
Amazon’s Outlet Store, a hidden storefront overflowing with discounts on new, overstock, and clearance items, is running a secret after-Christmas sale on tons of travel clothes and accessories to give you a head start on your 2026 travel capsule wardrobe.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
As state cannabis regulations have taken shape in recent years, Native nations have found themselves with a significant head start.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for head start
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The continued success of this residency — which is the longest in Sphere history — is further proof of the undying love for the Eagles, which got their start as the backing band for Linda Ronstadt in 1971.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
25 Jan. 2026
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In the coming years voters will have to grapple with those changes and determine new benchmarks, both for the lights-out aces whose arms couldn’t hold up and the steady workhorses who rarely missed a start.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Boeing shares have rallied substantially over the past two months, so Cramer believes investors shouldn't expect another huge leg up after the report.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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This process doesn’t just give Finesse a leg up in knowing what’s popular, but allows the startup to save time and money on designing items that won’t end up selling.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Northwestern answered with 3s from Jordan Clayton and Max Green to restore a one-possession margin.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Sharing revenue with distribution partners lowers margins per subscriber.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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There are a limited number of sites these facilities can go, giving local governments an upper hand in negotiations.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Brouk & Co Pearl Travel Jewelry Case Anything from Oprah’s Favorites list already has an upper hand in White Elephant, and this travel jewelry case proves why.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Dec. 2025
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On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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After killing a penalty early in the middle frame, Minnesota pulled even with another man-advantage goal when Joel Eriksson Ek snapped in the rebound of a Kaprizov shot.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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Perry dribbled into a 15-footer in the short corner to help UCLA build a double-digit advantage at halftime.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
25 Jan. 2026
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This might mean that your total allowance for food goes down by 15 percent or 20 percent (the industry standard), which might translate to one less appetizer, one less drink, et cetera.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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Rutte and his government resigned in 2021 to take responsibility for a child care allowance scandal in which thousands of parents were wrongly accused of fraud.—
Mike Corder,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Having accumulated all that customer data over the years, Fabletics has an inside track on what products and styles work and which ones don’t to guide further product development.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The hard sidewalls swing out and secure inside tracks mounted atop the bed rails.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Head start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head%20start. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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