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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Tech-first car start-ups such as Tesla and Rivian have never offered CarPlay; the latter argues its own systems are better without the software.
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Patrick George, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Operating as a start-up within a major corporation presents unique challenges.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
More innovatively, a Polish start-up is trialling electromagnetic propulsion for wagons, allowing each to be powered individually and reducing the need for mile-long, hard-to-stop freight trains, the BBC reported.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
One of the sports world’s most intriguing start-up companies is renewing its long-term partnership with its first-ever major professional sports league partner.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
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Patrick George, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Operating as a start-up within a major corporation presents unique challenges.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
More innovatively, a Polish start-up is trialling electromagnetic propulsion for wagons, allowing each to be powered individually and reducing the need for mile-long, hard-to-stop freight trains, the BBC reported.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
One of the sports world’s most intriguing start-up companies is renewing its long-term partnership with its first-ever major professional sports league partner.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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