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Recent Examples of head start
But then Eldredge has needed a head start on the holidays.
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Nancy Kruh, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
However, for students looking to get a head start on building their resume, winter programs offer them a unique opportunity to grow academically and personally.
—Kristen Moon, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Target’s bottom line also took a supply chain hit, as the company got a head start on bringing in inventory ahead of the East Coast port strike last month.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
The Giants, Raiders, Browns, Titans and Jaguars all have a head start in the tankathon to draft Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter, or both.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
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Nancy Kruh, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
However, for students looking to get a head start on building their resume, winter programs offer them a unique opportunity to grow academically and personally.
—Kristen Moon, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Target’s bottom line also took a supply chain hit, as the company got a head start on bringing in inventory ahead of the East Coast port strike last month.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
The Giants, Raiders, Browns, Titans and Jaguars all have a head start in the tankathon to draft Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter, or both.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for head start
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Freshman shooting guard Juan Cranford Jr. paced Saint Francis with 21 points – his fifth consecutive start of reaching double figures in that category – and grabbed two rebounds.Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
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The highly skilled and versatile Baker has recorded 142 tackles (88 solo), two sacks and three passes defensed in 14 starts this season.Doug Haller, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Again, this can give Rattler an even bigger leg up on getting reps to prepare him to be even better in the 2025 season.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Having access to their previous experience and lessons learned can give you a leg up.T. Dallas Smith, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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The margin of error is plus or minus 1 to 6 percentage points.Julianna Bragg, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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While these young men shifted away from Harris in unanticipated margins, Hogg says Democrats' losses this election are bigger than just one voting bloc -- and hopes that extreme candor and commitments to those groups will not only rebuild but expand the party.Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
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The ability to make informed decisions quickly is a competitive advantage for businesses, and being able to analyze data can give companies an upper hand.Alex Kudos, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Morgan says outsiders — like tech entrepreneur Beto Altamirano and former Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos — have an upper hand, in part because support among current councilmembers will be split.Megan Stringer, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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And for people who are still in the path of disaster, Hecht said, pay them to move to high ground.Peter Green, Quartz, 14 Oct. 2024
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Some cooked food on charcoal grills or hiked to high ground in the hopes of finding a signal to call loved ones.Erik Verduzco and Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took advantage in December 2019, while Ten Hag got the better of the eventual treble winners in January 2023, who at that point were struggling to get up to speed after the Qatar World Cup.Sam Lee, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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The advantages of investing this way are well documented.Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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There are many tax allowances given, including for personal exemptions, for those over 65, even more for those over 75, and for those with children.Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Existing personal allowances, which a married couple can combine, takes the threshold for a farm and associated property up to 3 million pounds.Fox News, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Pittsburgh, Nebraska, Penn State and Louisville earned top regional seeds Sunday in the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament and an inside track to the national semifinals.Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
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Who even at this point has the person with inside track on the jury?Dalton Ross, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Head start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head%20start. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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