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Recent Examples of head start
Kids can get a head start on trick-or-treating five days before the actual holiday at downtown Campbell’s annual Creepy Crawly Halloween.
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Comcast has expressed interest in acquiring all or part of Warner, Semafor can confirm, complicating life for both David Zaslav and Paramount, which has lost its head start in the bidding.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Amazon will often give these later seasons a head start by releasing their first two or three episodes with the season premiere.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
The got a head start with a $750,000 grant given to them by the Knight Foundation.
—Edda Leon, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Comcast has expressed interest in acquiring all or part of Warner, Semafor can confirm, complicating life for both David Zaslav and Paramount, which has lost its head start in the bidding.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Amazon will often give these later seasons a head start by releasing their first two or three episodes with the season premiere.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
The got a head start with a $750,000 grant given to them by the Knight Foundation.
—Edda Leon, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for head start
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Chasing a record 299, South Africa made a sedate start under immense pressure from medium pacer Renuka Singh.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Back in his hometown in Los Angeles for this two-game set, Jaquez continued his strong start to the season on Sunday with 31 points, eight rebounds and four assists in 35 minutes.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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During those post-pandemic years, government support for workers gave lower-income Americans a leg up.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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And the Saudi Fashion Commission was working overtime to give local brands a leg up, hosting 70 buyers, most of them international.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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If growth stabilizes into early 2026, the back end may prove stickier, creating mild steepening constructive for financials (net-interest margins) and for cyclicals with heavy short-term funding needs.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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In Maine, the pollster surveyed 1,094 residents and the poll had a 3 percent margin of error.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Both processors were competitive, and neither gained a drastic upper hand, save for some specific tasks.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
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On the other hand, Cramer said China's upper hand on the U.S. on rare earth minerals, which are important components in fighter jets, electric vehicle motors, and more, is another important layer to the trade tensions.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Oct. 2025
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On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Real Madrid chief Florentino Perez was dead against the idea, with his club arguing that breaking the traditional home and away format adulterated the competition, while also expressing concern over participating teams gaining a financial advantage.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Legalized betting has certain security advantages in that unusual betting patterns — such as large bets being placed on a random player’s performance — can be immediately flagged.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Those payments initially continued under Charles, the reports said, but it is understood that the King had stopped providing the allowance.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Jennifer Seitz, director of family finance and education at Greenlight, suggests taking advantage of card features that allow parents to automate allowance.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
30 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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“Head start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head%20start. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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