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Recent Examples of square one
One, the vote is destined to fail beyond the House — putting lawmakers back to square one on how to advance a spending deal.
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Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Sep. 2024
Unfortunately, even gal-pal Grace (Ana Gasteyer) drank the Kool-Aid which means Molly and her crew are likely back to square one.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 July 2024
Following an impulse to ditch your routine could put you right back at square one!
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2024
Any new approach would effectively have to start from square one.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2024
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Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Sep. 2024
Unfortunately, even gal-pal Grace (Ana Gasteyer) drank the Kool-Aid which means Molly and her crew are likely back to square one.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 July 2024
Following an impulse to ditch your routine could put you right back at square one!
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2024
Any new approach would effectively have to start from square one.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for square one
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Prioritize Your Media Presence My advice to aspiring entrepreneurs is to prioritize building a media presence from day one.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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However, day one was reported to have the strongest chance of viewing compared to the following nights.Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Georgia was ground zero for Trump’s claims about the election being stolen in 2020.Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
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Shipping ports are ground zero for the emerging hydrogen economy.David Blekhman, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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It’s been on the city drawing board for years but has yet to go any further.Paul Gattis | [email protected], al, 27 May 2021
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Winter Park is back to the drawing board in charting a path forward for its former library, which sits within shouting distance of Park Avenue.Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023
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Cole initially broke toward first base to cover but inexplicably stopped between the mound and the bag, hanging Rizzo out to dry.Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Tyler Wade – Veteran utility man played five different position for the A’s last season and expanded his range this season with the Padres, playing every position except pitcher, catcher and first base.Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 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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“Square one.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/square%20one. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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