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But the Rams still won’t have their full, projected starting line together Monday due to right tackle Rob Havenstein’s ankle injury.
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Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
At the 2017 Run Rabbit Run starting line at the base of Colorado’s Steamboat Ski Resort, 314 runners stood in the corral, every one of them hoping to finish the 102.5-mile race.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2024
Yet Barkan, like Park and every other runner who has stepped to the Western States starting line, did so looking not for glory, fame or even a belt buckle.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024
The seller’s sweet spot What needs to happen in order for homeowners to run, not walk to the selling starting line?
—Nick Boniakowski, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
Before that, when Vinicius Jr. left the derby's starting line up minutes before kick off almost a fortnight ago, the 24-year-old was again the only Madrid player to get off the mark with his opener in an eventual 1-1 draw enough to salvage a point against Diego Simeone's men.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
As Lawson approached his starting line for the world record effort, some sailors were skeptical, both of his ability to set records and also for his safety, and preached caution.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2023
In 2008, he solo sailed across the Atlantic to reach an around-the-world race’s starting line, only to be told by organizers his boat did not pass their safety test.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2023
Hours before a wave of Boston Marathon runners took off at the race’s starting line in Hopkinton, thousands in Lexington were awake.
—Sonel Cutler, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2023
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Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
At the 2017 Run Rabbit Run starting line at the base of Colorado’s Steamboat Ski Resort, 314 runners stood in the corral, every one of them hoping to finish the 102.5-mile race.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2024
Yet Barkan, like Park and every other runner who has stepped to the Western States starting line, did so looking not for glory, fame or even a belt buckle.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024
The seller’s sweet spot What needs to happen in order for homeowners to run, not walk to the selling starting line?
—Nick Boniakowski, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
Before that, when Vinicius Jr. left the derby's starting line up minutes before kick off almost a fortnight ago, the 24-year-old was again the only Madrid player to get off the mark with his opener in an eventual 1-1 draw enough to salvage a point against Diego Simeone's men.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
As Lawson approached his starting line for the world record effort, some sailors were skeptical, both of his ability to set records and also for his safety, and preached caution.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2023
In 2008, he solo sailed across the Atlantic to reach an around-the-world race’s starting line, only to be told by organizers his boat did not pass their safety test.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2023
Hours before a wave of Boston Marathon runners took off at the race’s starting line in Hopkinton, thousands in Lexington were awake.
—Sonel Cutler, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2023
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“Starting line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20line. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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