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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def starts_new_line(item: str) -> bool: """ Returns True if the given element should start a new report line """

    if item in TAF_NEWLINE:
        return True

    for start in TAF_NEWLINE_STARTSWITH:
        if item.startswith(start):
            return True

    return False