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"could have started" is a perfectly acceptable and often used phrase in written English.
It is used to convey the idea of something that could have happened in the past, but did not actually happen. For example, "I could have started my own business last year, but chose to stay in my current job instead."
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They could have started at the beginning.
This series could have started on Thursday.
"Well, you could have started there".
We could have started something here".
Depardieu could have started to dance.
In Cambridge it could have started and ended?
It could have started back in the '70s or '80s.
It could have started a year ago, or two years ago.
It could have started three or four days ago.
"A catastrophic nuclear war could have started by accident".
And second, anybody could have started the Facebook page.
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