as in beginning
the point at which something begins
any year or event we use as the baseline for the Renaissance is going to be at least somewhat arbitrary
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That’s when employing relaxation routines can really help: meditation apps, finding a nearby yoga class, or just gently stretching in your room can also help bring down your cortisol levels to a lower baseline and help improve your sleep quality.
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Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2024
For Asher, the hope is the Real-Time Crime Index will help provide a baseline of knowledge so that journalists, researchers and policymakers can better examine the causes of the crime trends and have more substantive debates.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Breaking down the pricing a little more, Apple bumped up the starting memory in all of its computers to 16GB from the former 8GB baseline without changing prices.
—PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
On one play, Jrue Holiday beat Curry along the baseline, only for Green to cut him off on the block, allowing Curry to recover and strip Holiday.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2024
For Asher, the hope is the Real-Time Crime Index will help provide a baseline of knowledge so that journalists, researchers and policymakers can better examine the causes of the crime trends and have more substantive debates.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Breaking down the pricing a little more, Apple bumped up the starting memory in all of its computers to 16GB from the former 8GB baseline without changing prices.
—PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
On one play, Jrue Holiday beat Curry along the baseline, only for Green to cut him off on the block, allowing Curry to recover and strip Holiday.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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At the beginning of 2023, Quevedo announced a stop in his career.Leila Cobo, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024
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Unfortunately, the time for these measures was at the beginning of the massive Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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According to Texas, the school record for career starts is the 55 made by both Jonathon Scott and Rodrique Wright from 2002-05. Texas has two games left in the regular season, so Majors will soon tie Blake Gideon (52 starts from 2008-11) and Colt McCoy (53 starts from 2006-09).Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Winston has avoided turnovers in two of his three starts this year, but did throw three killer picks against the Chargers on Nov. 3.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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The committee recommended only a 3-day work restriction from the onset of symptoms, even if the HCW is still symptomatic, if they are improved and afebrile—this, despite abundant data that many people shed SARS-CoV2 virus for ten days or more.Judy Stone, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The use of vitamin C after the onset of the common cold for treatment is unclear.Trang Tran, PharmD, Verywell Health, 21 Nov. 2024
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But as much as the program offers, junior Charlie McGee wanted the whole college experience, from alpha to omega.Steve Hartman, CBS News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Microsoft is holding a technical alpha later this month for the upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 release.Tom Warren, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2024
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It had been coupled with the men's tournament since its inception in 1991.Tim Baysinger, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Since its inception in 1971, Starbucks, which is 125th on the Fortune 500, has been headquartered near its original Pike Place store in Seattle.Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Last spring, pro-Palestinian tent encampments crowded schools and disrupted commencement plans, drawing accusations of antisemitism and prompting new limits.Annie Ma, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024
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Aside from sports contests, the venue has already hosted concerts, commencements for local universities and large networking events.Daniele Proch, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Ahead of the launch, Calandrelli provided a peek into the preparation to her Instagram Stories.Charna Flam, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Both Balmain and Bottega Veneta debuted their launches during spring 2025 fashion week in an effort to make a strong connection between the fragrances and the DNA of the brand.Sophia Panych, Allure, 23 Nov. 2024
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District 4 Councilmember David Cohen clinched a second term in the March primary after surpassing the 50% voter threshold.Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Now, some of those thresholds are appearing more likely to be crossed, and with less runway to turn the situation around.Evan Bush, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Baseline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseline. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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