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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Beta Film has teamed with a trio of industry execs to launch artificial intelligence start-up Chapter41.
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
Polestar, the stumbling start-up EV brand that ran afoul of tariffs, trade policy and a couple of features that got on my last nerve, is about to add an appealing and sporty new model.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
The blockbuster move is a reflection of the business prowess of Robert and Michael Greenberg, the father-son duo who has taken the company from family start-up to global powerhouse during the past three decades.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
Then came a pause during the pandemic, when the pair acquired a second home together in Hamburg—where Felipe, whose professional life with a start-up required him to commute between Kentucky, Los Angeles, and New York began to discover the charms of the northern German city.
—Selda Sevencan, Architectural Digest, 9 Nov. 2025
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
Polestar, the stumbling start-up EV brand that ran afoul of tariffs, trade policy and a couple of features that got on my last nerve, is about to add an appealing and sporty new model.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
The blockbuster move is a reflection of the business prowess of Robert and Michael Greenberg, the father-son duo who has taken the company from family start-up to global powerhouse during the past three decades.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
Then came a pause during the pandemic, when the pair acquired a second home together in Hamburg—where Felipe, whose professional life with a start-up required him to commute between Kentucky, Los Angeles, and New York began to discover the charms of the northern German city.
—Selda Sevencan, Architectural Digest, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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