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starting

/ˈstɑɹtɪŋ/ noun A1
  1. The act of something that starts. · constant startings and stoppings

Plural startings

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“From this starting-point I proceeded to step, having first taken the cardinal points by my pocket-compass.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 19 · B2
I had my chance, and, starting from that point, I have woven my net round him until now it is all ready to close.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 106 · B2
Anne, starting out alone in the morning, went down Lover’s Lane as far as the brook.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 106 · C1
There is our starting point.
The Valley of Fear, p. 66 · C1

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