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starting

[ stahr-ting ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

being a price, amount, player lineup, etc., fixed at the beginning:
If you get hired, what will your starting salary be?
setting out on a course of action; taking the first steps in an activity:
The idea of the frosh pub mingle is for you to meet your fellow starting students.
coming to life, becoming active, or beginning to move:
She listened for the sound of a starting car, but all was still.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of starting¹

First recorded in 1810–15; start ( def ) + -ing ²( def )

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The compliance officer also said that Mr Marshall had "signed away" his right to post negative reviews online about ConvrtX because of a non-disclosure agreement signed prior to the work starting.

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He can add depth to a secondary that returns all three of its starting safeties, led by Derwin James Jr.

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The junior quarterback has developed into one of the nation’s top football prospects after starting since his freshman year for the Panthers.

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But it makes a big difference if it’s Mason Rudolph starting at quarterback or Rodgers, especially with games coming up against Green Bay and at the New York Jets.

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Ipswich Town's rapid rise to the top is now starting a descent the club itself has been braced for.

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start in starting block

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