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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Fully autonomous operations Instead of pilots, U-Hawk missions are commanded by operators using a tablet interface that controls the aircraft from start-up to shutdown.
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
The 30-person start-up is based in New York and Los Angeles and plans to expand its warehouse footprint.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
The private lending market has boomed in recent years, emerging as an increasingly important source of real economy financing, particularly for smaller companies, start-ups and other borrowers with riskier credit profiles.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
As more consumers try to cut down on plastic waste, start-ups and big brands are hoping to usher in a new age of refillable household cleaners.
—New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
The 30-person start-up is based in New York and Los Angeles and plans to expand its warehouse footprint.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
The private lending market has boomed in recent years, emerging as an increasingly important source of real economy financing, particularly for smaller companies, start-ups and other borrowers with riskier credit profiles.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
As more consumers try to cut down on plastic waste, start-ups and big brands are hoping to usher in a new age of refillable household cleaners.
—New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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