head start

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Recent Examples of head start Caicedo tries to track Gerson, but the timing of the midfielder’s movement gives him a head start, and De Arrascaeta finds his team-mate with a one-touch pass behind the defence. Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 21 June 2025 Through the Santiago Canyon College Early College Program, students have the opportunity to earn free transferable college credits and get a head start on their academic journeys. Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 19 June 2025 His footwork and decision-making within the outside-zone scheme give him a valuable head start. Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025 Non-astrophysical black holes get a head start Black holes come in an array of different masses. Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for head start
Recent Examples of Synonyms for head start
Noun
  • When did the partnership between Krispy Kreme and McDonald's start?
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 1 July 2025
  • Susan Orlean’s memoir promises insight not only into her start at alt-weeklies, her journalism, and her brilliant narrative nonfiction works, but also provides a blueprint for how to live a creative life.
    Literary Hub July 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Detroit’s clearly got a leg up on everybody, but the schedule after the deadline is pretty important.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2025
  • That gave him an early leg up with progressives in the district.
    Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • The plan adopted in 2022 aimed to double sales by the end of the decade and maintain double-digit operating margins.
    Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The poll has a +/- 2.9 percentage point margin of error.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • But instead, Beijing exploited this opening to consolidate control, get rich, and gain the economic upper hand over other countries.
    A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Yesterday, Trump told reporters on Air Force One that China was holding up the sale, suggesting that China may have an upper hand in TikTok negotiations, and perhaps TikTok is losing its sheen as a US bargaining chip in Trump's bigger trade war.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT Updated July 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2025
  • On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Analysis by German football correspondent Sebastian Stafford-Bloor Tillman has some advantages.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 12 July 2025
  • Yet Crawley carved out her niche not through aggressive marketing spend but through product innovation that photographs well—a crucial advantage in the Instagram economy.
    Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • The ordinance also increases the grave marker allowance for a veteran and the veteran’s spouse from $60 to $90.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
  • Ask yourself how the allowance for more time for something to take shape will affect what happens down the road.
    Karyn Gallant, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Operating in such a variable market requires local and regional expertise, as lenders with boots on the ground often have an inside track on conditions and opportunities unique to a specific community and properties.
    Sam Sidhu, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Operating in such a variable market requires local and regional expertise, as lenders with boots on the ground often have an inside track on conditions and opportunities unique to a specific community and properties.
    Sam Sidhu, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025

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