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as in to establish
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
after retiring, he launched a small company devoted to making medical devices
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as in to begin
to take the first step in (a process or course of action)
she launched a career in journalism after quitting acting school
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as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
infantrymen launching grenades at the nest of machine gunners
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as in start
the point at which something begins
we are at the launch of a new age of space exploration
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Recent Examples of launch
David Phelan, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
The Battle of the Bulge marked Nazi Germany’s final offensive on the western front, launched in mid-December 1944 as a surprise attack to split the Allied lines and capture the Belgian port of Antwerp.
—Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
The sixth successful launch comes after two failures for the new model that replaced the mainstay H-2A, which had a near-perfect success record.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
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Verb
Out-Of-The-Box 5G Home Connectivity VodafoneThree, the company promoting the survey, has launched a service called Vodafone 5G Broadband which uses a 5G router that doesn’t require cable installation, working straight out of the box.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
The Battle of the Bulge marked Nazi Germany’s final offensive on the western front, launched in mid-December 1944 as a surprise attack to split the Allied lines and capture the Belgian port of Antwerp.
—Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Noun
On Falcon 9 launches, the company recovers the booster and payload fairings but tosses the upper stage, which puts a floor under how cheap each launch can get.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
The sixth successful launch comes after two failures for the new model that replaced the mainstay H-2A, which had a near-perfect success record.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
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The company's Pegasus rover is designed as part of a broader effort to establish a more permanent human presence on the moon.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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The duo established themselves as fixtures of the tabloid era known for staging paparazzi photos, fueling feuds and embracing the attention that came with being reality television’s most famous pair.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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The punitive phase of the civil trial began Thursday, after jurors determined that Grossman had acted with malice and oppression and Erickson with malice, oppression or fraud.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Many before Labīd and many after him across the long arc of Arabic, have begun their poems by standing upon ruins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Josh Rojas tried to sacrifice him over to third, but his bunt went straight back to Orze, who threw to second base too late to catch the retreating Tolbert.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Sawchuk explained that Muschietti largely stuck to the shot list but would occasionally throw the team a curveball, adding that some of the most memorable cinematic moments in the series were added at the last minute.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
6 June 2026
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The aircraft features a maximum takeoff weight of roughly 8,400 pounds and targets missions ranging from cargo resupply to disaster response.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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The nose-gear steering bypass pin is removed, the pilot regains full steering control, and the aircraft begins moving under its own power, taxiing to the runway threshold before lining up for takeoff while passengers wonder what's taking so long.—
David Szondy
June 07,
New Atlas,
7 June 2026
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Often mixed in to the beat are noisemakers like matracas – wooden objects in the shape of flags that produce a loud clacking sound when spun – and plastic horns called cornetas, which fans use to keep the matches animated from start to finish.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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During his contract year with the Braves in 2022, Swanson appeared in all 162 games and made 161 starts at shortstop, logging 1,433 innings at a premium defensive position while also producing 25 home runs and 96 RBIs.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 June 2026
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The 50-year-old Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which was initiated in the aftermath of the Arab oil embargo, received its first barrels of oil in 1977 and steadily grew through 1990 to nearly 600 million barrels.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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Howard said Anthony warned Austin not to touch him and had a right to defend himself after Austin initiated physical contact.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Homer Gere, Yvonne Chapman, Ellen Barkin, Willem Dafoe and Michael Douglas have rounded out the cast of Oliver Stone‘s upcoming pic White Lies as principal photography commences.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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Mercury’s pre-retrograde shadow (the weeks leading up to the celestial backspin when the planet slows down), which began on June 13 in water Cancer, starts the story for the planet’s moonwalk that commences on June 29.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
10 June 2026
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Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates hurled a 2-0 no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader against the San Diego Padres.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Protests outside the gates have shown activists pummeling cars, impeding the exits and in some cases getting hurled out of the way after collisions with vehicles attempting to speed away from the violent activists.—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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