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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Some of the emails and messages were sent from Israeli government officials, while others came from tech start-ups and incubators.
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Sheera Frenkel, New York Times, 5 June 2024
In Africa, Dutch tech start-up Hack the Planet and British scientists at Stirling University have tested out new technology that works with satellites to identify potential poachers in an area and alert authorities.
—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 31 May 2024
Phoenix Tailings—a start-up based in Woburn, Mass.—extracts metals and rare earth elements from tailings in a process that leaves behind no waste and creates no direct carbon dioxide emissions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2024
This is crucial when battling large fish that take long runs, as low start-up inertia means the drag engages immediately to prevent the line from breaking.
—Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 30 May 2024
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Sheera Frenkel, New York Times, 5 June 2024
In Africa, Dutch tech start-up Hack the Planet and British scientists at Stirling University have tested out new technology that works with satellites to identify potential poachers in an area and alert authorities.
—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 31 May 2024
Phoenix Tailings—a start-up based in Woburn, Mass.—extracts metals and rare earth elements from tailings in a process that leaves behind no waste and creates no direct carbon dioxide emissions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2024
This is crucial when battling large fish that take long runs, as low start-up inertia means the drag engages immediately to prevent the line from breaking.
—Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 30 May 2024
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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