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Discover LudwigThe phrase "start less" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to suggest a reduction in the frequency or intensity of starting something, but it lacks clarity and context. Example: "To improve productivity, we should start less frequently on new projects."
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The Raiders were also playing against a young quarterback in only his 14th start, less than a full season.
One London antique dealer, for example, now does 90% of its business online (from a standing start less than a year ago).
The timing could not have been worse, with the men's boarder cross race scheduled to start less than 24 hours later.
In the months leading up to his death, Jackson was rehearsing for a gruelling run of concerts, scheduled to start less than a month after he died.
With the season start less than a week away, Mark Hughes is discovering that there may be two sides to Thaksin's extremely square face.
With but a few notable exceptions, the interiors of the palazzi were from the start less elaborate than those of Sicily's Baroque churches.
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Started less than three years ago, Groupon has emerged as one of the fastest rising start-ups in the technology sector.
They sound to me like a sprinkler when it's first starting: less like "EEREEREER" and more like "THTHTHACK".
The preliminary investigation, which started less than a month ago, could be abandoned long before any charges are filed.
The research protocol started less than a year ago with patients due to be operated on for epilepsy.
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