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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Reaching the Frontier Over the past year, ByteDance has assembled top AI talent, hiring a former vice president of Google DeepMind to lead AI foundational research and luring other engineers and researchers away from Alibaba and other start-ups, the Financial Times reported in December.
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
While Amazon has signaled progress with its partnership with AI start-up Anthropic, investors are still waiting for a meaningful turnaround.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
To create an in-patient facility, Sullivan said start-up costs grew to about six to seven million dollars for just a three to five year pilot program.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Ran business and daily operations for several personal and start-up companies, with revenues exceeding $3 million/year.
—Anita Gosch, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
While Amazon has signaled progress with its partnership with AI start-up Anthropic, investors are still waiting for a meaningful turnaround.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
To create an in-patient facility, Sullivan said start-up costs grew to about six to seven million dollars for just a three to five year pilot program.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Ran business and daily operations for several personal and start-up companies, with revenues exceeding $3 million/year.
—Anita Gosch, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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