start from scratch
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As teams start from scratch this year with a new car, engine and active aerodynamics, how will the drivers' and constructors' championships look when the curtain falls in December after 24 races?
From BBC
"If there's a failure or unavailability during this phase you have to go back, or even start from scratch," Carroll said.
From Barron's
Her oldest daughter is in transitional kindergarten and out of day care, meaning that Quintanilla had to start from scratch on the waitlist.
From Los Angeles Times
"We were close to finishing the collection and we had to go back and start from scratch."
From BBC
The brain does not always need to start from scratch.
From Science Daily
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