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That means don’t shoot at them, for starters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Well, for starters, the stock had jumped nearly 14% in regular trading today following AMD’s results.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
They don’t perform in the same way; gold, for starters, is seen as a countercyclical asset.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 3, 2026
Maddie Albon, 29, a global marketing manager who lives in London, does triathlons in her free time - but that's just for starters.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
But here, for starters, is Quintilian: “The whole art of oratory, as the most and greatest writers have taught, consists of five parts: invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery.”
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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