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Recent Examples of head start
The winter months typically help bottleneck Colorado’s tick population, but this season’s abnormal weather allowed the small parasites to get a head start on looking for hosts, Roundy said.
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Samsung’s head start can be felt on the software side, where the Galaxy Z Fold 7 has more versatile ways of multitasking and can run more apps at once, but Motorola gets most of the way there.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Good genes and good luck certainly can give you a head start.
—Dr. Howard Tucker, CNBC, 10 May 2026
Amazon’s fashion department is already overflowing with breezy fashion — get a head start on a summer closet refresh.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Samsung’s head start can be felt on the software side, where the Galaxy Z Fold 7 has more versatile ways of multitasking and can run more apps at once, but Motorola gets most of the way there.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Good genes and good luck certainly can give you a head start.
—Dr. Howard Tucker, CNBC, 10 May 2026
Amazon’s fashion department is already overflowing with breezy fashion — get a head start on a summer closet refresh.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for head start
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Since 2008, starting pitchers have thrown only three pitches of a hundred and three miles per hour or more, including one that Misiorowski threw in his previous start, against the Washington Nationals.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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The company makes its products from start to finish.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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What started with bison hooves helping to restore the prairie grass continues through the Turner Endangered Species Fund, which gives the Bolson tortoise — North America’s largest and rarest tortoise — a leg up through a captive breeding program at the Armendaris Ranch in New Mexico.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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However, in recent years as inflation slowed, at least some Americans were able to get a leg up as their pay was rising faster than inflation.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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The Gators defeated Georgia Tech 8-0 on Saturday, extending their streak to seven straight wins ending before seven innings with a margin of at least eight runs.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2026
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Democrats are focused heavily on suburban districts around Atlanta, where demographic changes have steadily eroded Republican margins over the last decade.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
16 May 2026
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The Virginia measure became a turning point, Jeffries’ biggest swing yet, putting Democrats essentially at parity, if not a potential upper hand in the number of seats gained, and shifting Old Dominion more securely into the party’s column.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Does that give an upper hand to British Hamnet star Joe Alwyn?—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
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On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 May 2026
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For one thing, that extra speed—plus a spike in spin, which has allowed pitchers to throw harder while also making the ball swerve, dive, and kick—has given pitchers an even greater advantage over batters than before.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Lennard scored a late touchdown in the second quarter and had a 6-0 advantage at halftime.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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Packages start at $1,200 and include eclipse-day ground transfers, meals and baggage allowances for telescopes and photography equipment.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Since then, the California Air Resources Board has conducted quarterly auctions of emission allowances, collecting a total of $35 billion dollars so far, which, in theory, is being spent on projects that would reduce emissions.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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Both quarterbacks are accurate and mobile, but unless Jones shines Saturday, Philo will enter the offseason with an inside track.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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Later, when Shell expressed appreciation, Cipriani pitched Star Serenade, initially over the phone — presuming the executive would, at the least, boost its chance for an inside track at a green light.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Head start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head%20start. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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