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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Through this approach, plasma–wall interactions, impurity accumulation and energy losses were significantly reduced, plasma is eventually pushed into a high enough density at the end of start-up.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Meta acquired AI-wearables start-up Limitless earlier this month as the company looks to grow its AI device business.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
The blockbuster move is considered a reflection of the business prowess of Robert and Michael Greenberg, the father-son duo who took the company from a family start-up to a global powerhouse during the past three decades.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 29 Dec. 2025
For someone building an AI-companionship start-up, Schiffmann lives a strikingly offline life.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2025
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Meta acquired AI-wearables start-up Limitless earlier this month as the company looks to grow its AI device business.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
The blockbuster move is considered a reflection of the business prowess of Robert and Michael Greenberg, the father-son duo who took the company from a family start-up to a global powerhouse during the past three decades.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 29 Dec. 2025
For someone building an AI-companionship start-up, Schiffmann lives a strikingly offline life.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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