head start

noun

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Recent Examples of head start The plan delivers faster, more reliable service through new busways and bus lanes along 50 key corridors, traffic signals that give buses a head start, and more efficient boarding. — Mike Flynn, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026 The head start that the US companies enjoyed in the AI race is quickly vanishing. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 July 2026 While Waymo has a big head start in the market, Tesla and Zoox are both slowly pushing into new cities. — Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 8 July 2026 So learn to love it and use it to help people to see the constraint as something amazing and beneficial like free filtering, a gift of what not to do, or even a head start, not a smaller box to play in. — Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for head start
Recent Examples of Synonyms for head start
  1. start
  2. leg up
  3. margin
  4. upper hand
  5. high ground
  6. advantage
  7. allowance
  8. inside track
Noun
  • Despite a nerve-wracking 1-0 start (before Bellingham knocked in a deuce), Jagger was seen looking grim and pacing around the VIP box.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Mike Hughes didn’t need an OTA practice, let alone a season with 17 starts and the second-most interceptions by a rookie in franchise history, to know the Falcons landed an impact player in safety Xavier Watts last summer.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of start
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  • The cost advantage, loosening visa restrictions and a burgeoning reputation for reliable medical care has given China a leg up against other aspiring healthcare hotspots.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • Before the World Cup, Dioz provided employee uniforms for events including Super Bowl LIX and Copa America, which may have given it a leg up on the FIFA contact.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of leg up
Noun
  • The group expects net sales to rise to as much as 45 billion euros and sees its gross margin at 54%, above previous forecasts.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • Gaming is moving from the margins of Gulf marketing budgets toward the center.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of margin
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  • But Ukraine looks more and more likely to be entering the next round of negotiations with a strong upper hand.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • The first one will give one team an upper hand, but obviously can’t dictate the entire series.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Definition of upper hand
Noun
  • On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2026
  • On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.
    — KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Definition of high ground
Noun
  • The Red Sox tacked on two insurance runs in the seventh on Abreu’s sacrifice fly and Masataka Yoshida’s RBI single for a 7-3 advantage.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Good luck with that message in flyover country when the revolutionaries don’t enjoy the advantages of light-turnout primaries.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of advantage
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  • Suarez, who donates his salary, has proposed eliminating the car and phone allowances, highlighting substantial increases in the mayor and commission budget in recent years.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Officials had estimated only four bus stops would be subject to new higher-density allowances — but in SANDAG’s maps, 21 meet the criteria.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
Definition of allowance
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of inside track

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