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## `STARTS_WITH` [esql-starts_with]

**Syntax**

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:::{include} ../parameters/starts_with.md
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:::{include} ../description/starts_with.md
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:::{include} ../types/starts_with.md
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:::{include} ../examples/starts_with.md
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