start from scratch
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Then, she’ll start from scratch, asking what a patient is feeling and making clinical decisions from there.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
A major consumer-electronics company, or even a healthcare company, might find it cheaper and faster to take over Oura than to start from scratch.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
The daring leap to Prespa meant having to start from scratch, find housing in the village of Agios Germanos and a means of earning a living.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"This means that tech companies in China, when they're building a new AI model, don't have to start from scratch," says Olson.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
I just told them to start from scratch; if you write honestly, the hero will emerge.”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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