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That means don’t shoot at them, for starters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
Bone chips, ACLs, MCLs, pulled hamstrings, multiple Tommy John surgeries and the recent epidemic of dreaded oblique strains just for starters.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Well, for starters, the stock had jumped nearly 14% in regular trading today following AMD’s results.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Woods called for changes to Venezuela’s laws governing oil and gas, for starters, although he said that Exxon could have a team of experts assessing the situation within weeks.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026
She was still a prisoner, for starters, with Minya’s army preventing her from leaving her room.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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