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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The last contest this wide open was a generation ago, when ‘Titanic’ ruled the box office and Google was a start-up.
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Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The company had gone from a start-up to a large manufacturer without really defining how to solve problems and scale.
—Jon McNeill, Big Think, 25 Mar. 2026
But despite a lot of space start-ups aiming to build orbiting habitats, no commercial space station has yet materialized, and NASA leadership is losing patience.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2026
Benaich said that as AI start-ups raise larger rounds more quickly, specialist funds need to scale up too.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The company had gone from a start-up to a large manufacturer without really defining how to solve problems and scale.
—Jon McNeill, Big Think, 25 Mar. 2026
But despite a lot of space start-ups aiming to build orbiting habitats, no commercial space station has yet materialized, and NASA leadership is losing patience.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2026
Benaich said that as AI start-ups raise larger rounds more quickly, specialist funds need to scale up too.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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