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To ensure everything cooks at the same rate, the beets, carrots, and parsnips get a head start in the microwave before roasting.
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Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
During his trip last week to Big Tech country in and around San Francisco, Jim Cramer was catching vibes of Microsoft’s dwindling head start.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
The development of neural networks has had a significant head start over the Tsetlin approach, with research dating back to Frank Rosenblatt's first trainable neural network in 1957.
—Charles Towers-Clark, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
This fall sale an awesome opportunity to get a head start on your holiday shopping with discounts across various categories.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
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Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
During his trip last week to Big Tech country in and around San Francisco, Jim Cramer was catching vibes of Microsoft’s dwindling head start.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
The development of neural networks has had a significant head start over the Tsetlin approach, with research dating back to Frank Rosenblatt's first trainable neural network in 1957.
—Charles Towers-Clark, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
This fall sale an awesome opportunity to get a head start on your holiday shopping with discounts across various categories.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
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The salary increases are a start, not a finish line.Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 31 Oct. 2024
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Parma took the lead early in the game, with a goal from Enrico Del Prato in the third minute giving the Bianconeri a difficult start to the game.Emmet Gates, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Working with influencers can give brands a leg up in the credibility department, as 69% of consumers trust influencers, alongside family and friends, over information shared directly by brands.Michael Kuzminov, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Most of the Culver Cup finalists have some sort of filmmaking background or education, which has clearly given them a leg up in terms of the technical processes and general lingo involved in creation.Marah Eakin, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
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In the race for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, the poll also indicated Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Holly led Republican former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers of White Lake, 47.2% to 45.5%, also within the margin of error.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2024
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Local carmakers are engaged in a fierce price war, driving down margins across the industry.Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 30 Oct. 2024
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Republicans led by former President Donald Trump still have an upper hand, largely because the GOP is still seen as the party with stronger free-market allegiances.Philip Elliott, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Its products have been credited as key to Turkey gaining an upper hand in its fight against Kurdish militants.Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 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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So even the geography is an advantage today in the global world and in this new world order which is happening, in terms of geoeconomics.Ayesha Javed, TIME, 27 Oct. 2024
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The race between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is close in Arizona, and public polls give Trump a slight advantage.Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2024
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Similar allowances are in place in more than a dozen states and Washington D.C., according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.Lauren Floyd, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
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This highlights the need for the IRS to update its housing allowances to reflect current economic realities.Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D., Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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The movie has been selected as France’s official submission, giving it an inside track for the international Oscar.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024
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While a small number of Democrats have advocated an open, competitive process, Harris appeared to have an inside track Monday to quickly securing the nomination ahead of the party’s convention next month.Toluse Olorunnipa, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
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“Head start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head%20start. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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