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The phrase "after a weak start" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation or performance that initially began poorly but improved later on.
Example: "The team managed to secure a victory after a weak start in the first half of the game."
Alternatives: "following a poor beginning" or "after a slow start."
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"After a weak start, she found her foil: Trump," says Richard Wolffe.
The increase suggests economic growth could be picking up after a weak start.
The gains suggest that manufacturing may be picking up after a weak start to the year.
After a weak start to his campaign Mr McCain is reorganising his fundraising programme.
The solid gain suggests that economic growth is picking up after a weak start.
After a weak start, the Nasdaq composite index closed up 116.39 points, or 4.6percentto to 2,640.57.
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Wal-Mart Stores dropped 2.2 percent to $69.30 after Bloomberg News reported a weak start to February sales, citing internal company e-mails.
On the other side of things, tax preparer H&R Block tumbled 14.7% after warning that a weak start to tax season means it will come up short of its 2010 forecast.
U.S. trading got off to a weak start Tuesday after a profit warning from Intel, new challenges for Citigroup and remarks on foreclosures from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Hotels group Millennium and Copthorne has fallen sharply after a 15% decline in earnings and a weak start to 2013.
The same can be said for his team, favourites to win a fourth successive Portuguese title, after Ferreira turned the club's season around following a weak start which included a 4-0 thrashing by Arsenal in the group phase.
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