start-up
noun
variants
or startup
often attributive
1
: the act or an instance of setting in operation or motion
2
: a fledgling business enterprise
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Yet preserving start-ups’ cultural pillars can be challenging for corporate entities.
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Jennifer J. Fondrevay, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
And there has been a pullback of biotech start-ups that have been looking to develop new vaccines.
—CBS News, 29 June 2025
Approved on a 7-2 vote, it was billed as a cost-saving measure that would avoid $18 million in start-up costs and $10 million in annual operating expenses for an in-house city billing system.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
Amid the cottagecore boom of the pandemic—as well as Gelman’s general start-up savvy—the store became a thing.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 June 2025
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Jennifer J. Fondrevay, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
And there has been a pullback of biotech start-ups that have been looking to develop new vaccines.
—CBS News, 29 June 2025
Approved on a 7-2 vote, it was billed as a cost-saving measure that would avoid $18 million in start-up costs and $10 million in annual operating expenses for an in-house city billing system.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
Amid the cottagecore boom of the pandemic—as well as Gelman’s general start-up savvy—the store became a thing.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 June 2025
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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