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- noun Plural form of
jump-start . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
jump-start .
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Examples
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I hope it jump-starts your writing, and if it does, I may borrow your trick.
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Dumping your ideas on paper like this jump-starts your creativity; the very act of writing in long-hand often has a freeing effect on your mind's internal censors.
Laura Cococcia: How to Beat Writer's Block Laura Cococcia 2011
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In an interview with The Washington Post, he said he would be convening a “fiscal responsibility summit” before presenting his first budget to Congress and added that he would direct his team to tackle “entitlement reform and long-term budget deficits soon after it jump-starts job growth and the stock market”:
The Early Word: Obama’s Economy - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Then in the summer of 2000 the process was handed the mother of all jump-starts from the European Commission.
Why does the Premier League have a January transfer window? | The Knowledge 2012
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In an interview with The Washington Post, he said he would be convening a “fiscal responsibility summit” before presenting his first budget to Congress and added that he would direct his team to tackle “entitlement reform and long-term budget deficits soon after it jump-starts job growth and the stock market”:
The Early Word: Obama’s Economy - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Ms. Mijnssen fleshes out the evening with lots of actual flesh, and her effective combination of simple slapstick and frank sexuality jump-starts the moribund farce back to life.
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The time is now for comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation that jump-starts our economy, strengthens national security, and leads to a healthier planet.
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The time is now for comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation that jump-starts our economy, strengthens national security, and leads to a healthier planet.
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Mr. Corker's comments were the latest twist in what has become a saga of dead ends and jump-starts.
Corker Says He Can't Back Current Financial Overhaul Damian Paletta 2010
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Mr. Corker's comments were the latest twist in what has become a saga of dead ends and jump-starts.
Corker Says He Can't Back Current Financial Overhaul Damian Paletta 2010
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