the start

noun

: the place where a race begins
The runners lined up at the start.

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Photograph: Daniel Cole/Reuters Thousands of Amazon workers at seven warehouses are striking on Thursday, just days before Christmas and the start of the holiday season. Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024 Instead of deploying second-year starter Will Levis against Indy, the Titans will roll with former Pittsburgh Steeler Mason Rudolph at the helm of Tennesee's underwhelming offense (unless the team makes the surprise move of awarding the start to practice-squad member Trevor Siemian). Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024 President Biden set an interim NDC at the start of his term of 50 - 52% by 2030, based on the country's 2005 greenhouse gas emission levels. Jeff Brady, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024 Guatemala In Guatemala, the start of the Christmas season is marked by la quema del diablo, or the burning of the devil, on Dec. 7, the eve of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Guatemala City’s patron saint. Chad De Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the start 

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“The start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20start. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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