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"starting" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often founding (8 letters).
Definitions
a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
Used in a sentence
“constant startings and stoppings”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Opening phase”8 letters
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