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self-starting

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Boyce’s Marcus is a pivotal character in Season 2 due to his quiet dedication, natural affinity for baking, and self-starting passion to be great, not simply good.

From Salon Jan. 22, 2024

I also give reminders to get dressed and brush teeth, but it feels as if they’re getting old enough to be more self-starting.

From Washington Post Apr. 13, 2022

Much like fellow Latinx newcomers Cuco and Kali Uchis, Apollo is part of a rising generation of self-starting Spanglish-language artists who have captivated pop fans with their bicultural cool.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2020

The financial support for monitoring the "self-starting terrorists" who travel to conflicts overseas after getting "ideas off the internet" was given within the last few weeks, he said.

From BBC Jan. 9, 2015

"We're off!" cries father, pressing his foot on the self-starting pedal.

From Perfect Behavior; a guide for ladies and gentlemen in all social crises by Donald Ogden Stewart