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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UForce recently became the first Ukrainian defense start-up to close a seed-funding round, which brought in $50 million from foreign investors.
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Next spring, Fritz welcomed to his office an old coaching friend, Rob Ash, who was now working with a start-up company, Championship Analytics Incorporated.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
To accommodate this swell of invitees, sponsors, and staff (as well as the parade of black cars from a start-up called Uber), the Vanity Fair Oscar Party needed a larger home.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
Top donors include Chelsey Milton, the wife of Trevor Milton, who founded the electric vehicle start-up Nikola.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2026
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Next spring, Fritz welcomed to his office an old coaching friend, Rob Ash, who was now working with a start-up company, Championship Analytics Incorporated.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
To accommodate this swell of invitees, sponsors, and staff (as well as the parade of black cars from a start-up called Uber), the Vanity Fair Oscar Party needed a larger home.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
Top donors include Chelsey Milton, the wife of Trevor Milton, who founded the electric vehicle start-up Nikola.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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