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as in founds
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 begins
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 throws
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 starts
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 launches
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Once a month, Alejandro de Lucia, 62, a Cuban native living in Long Island, launches the Supermarket23 app and selects meats, rice and other items to send to his in-laws in Cojimar, who are in their 80s.
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Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Tides of Temptation will serve as the tentpole title for the platform, which launches on the same day with an additional 6 titles yet to be revealed.
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Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
1 July 2026
Blue Origin is building a new version of the pad, one that lines up with a new concept of operations (ConOps) for New Glenn launches.
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Mike Wall,
Space.com,
30 June 2026
This was a record turnaround among SpaceX launches from Space Coast launch pads at 2 hours and 54 minutes besting October’s double launch that saw a Falcon 9 launch at CCSFS just eight hours, 42 minutes after a Falcon Heavy launch at KSC.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
If a project never launches, no one wears anything.
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Annette Logan-Parker,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Olivia launches her second escape by bludgeoning one of her captors with a metal pipe, grabbing his gun, and sprinting toward the red prison door.
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Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Anthropic launches a virtual AI employee Anthropic released Claude Tag, a new AI agent that works across a company’s Slack channels to complete tasks.
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Diane Brady,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
1 July 2026
The agency is anticipating 29 rocket launches and 28 moon landings during the third phase.
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Briana Alvarado,
ABC News,
1 July 2026
The mission is a complex one involving three separate rocket launches – NASA's SLS, Blue Origin's New Glenn and SpaceX's Starship – to get all three spacecraft to orbit.
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Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
For new product launches, a demand forecast would almost always be a factor.
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Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The group’s other output has been meager, with few launches and substantial backlash from design experts, who argue that the team relies too heavily on AI and has failed to test sites for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2026
Sunbooster has more of a public research trail than most CES launches.
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Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
Verb
The event also launches Giving 4th, a nationwide initiative encouraging Americans to support charitable organizations and volunteer in their communities in honor of the country's 250th birthday.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
Once a month, Alejandro de Lucia, 62, a Cuban native living in Long Island, launches the Supermarket23 app and selects meats, rice and other items to send to his in-laws in Cojimar, who are in their 80s.
—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Tides of Temptation will serve as the tentpole title for the platform, which launches on the same day with an additional 6 titles yet to be revealed.
—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
1 July 2026
Blue Origin is building a new version of the pad, one that lines up with a new concept of operations (ConOps) for New Glenn launches.
—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
30 June 2026
This was a record turnaround among SpaceX launches from Space Coast launch pads at 2 hours and 54 minutes besting October’s double launch that saw a Falcon 9 launch at CCSFS just eight hours, 42 minutes after a Falcon Heavy launch at KSC.
—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
If a project never launches, no one wears anything.
—
Annette Logan-Parker,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Olivia launches her second escape by bludgeoning one of her captors with a metal pipe, grabbing his gun, and sprinting toward the red prison door.
—
Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Anthropic launches a virtual AI employee Anthropic released Claude Tag, a new AI agent that works across a company’s Slack channels to complete tasks.
—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Noun
The vast majority of these launches have involved the 59-foot-tall (18-meter-tall) Electron, which gives small satellites dedicated rides to orbit.
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Mike Wall,
Space.com,
1 July 2026
The agency is anticipating 29 rocket launches and 28 moon landings during the third phase.
—
Briana Alvarado,
ABC News,
1 July 2026
The mission is a complex one involving three separate rocket launches – NASA's SLS, Blue Origin's New Glenn and SpaceX's Starship – to get all three spacecraft to orbit.
—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
For new product launches, a demand forecast would almost always be a factor.
—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The group’s other output has been meager, with few launches and substantial backlash from design experts, who argue that the team relies too heavily on AI and has failed to test sites for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2026
Sunbooster has more of a public research trail than most CES launches.
—
Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for launches
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Goldschmied enters a partnership with Renzo Rosso and co-founds Diesel.
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Last year, people searching for missing relatives founds piles of shoes and other clothing, as well as bone fragments at what authorities later said was a Jalisco cartel recruitment and training site.
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The second moves to a restaurant for breakfast or lunch—and that’s where the real assessment begins.
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As attention begins to shift from rescue to reconstruction, the country’s engineering community is mobilizing to assess thousands of damaged structures.
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Brennan, though, throws the first wrench into the works by instead trying to establish his credibility.
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To the community whose history has been scrubbed from public view even as the nation throws itself a party in the name of freedom?
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The engine mounts were closely inspected following the November crash, and going forward the spherical bearings will be replaced regularly, after every 4,000 cycles of takeoffs and landings.
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My work on flight navigation, control and orientation systems indicates that smart drones could see and avoid objects in the air and could execute commands from air traffic control centers accurately and efficiently, including fully autonomous takeoffs and landings.
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Schlittler allowed four homers after allowing six homers in his first 17 starts.
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Before processing starts, these enclaves employ attestation mechanisms to confirm the integrity of the code and environment.
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Medicare, the federal insurance program, establishes prices for medical services.
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The graphic above shows that there is year-to-year variability due to things like El Niño and La Niña, but the overall trend clearly establishes a warming trend.
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As the offseason commences, the Sixers are comprised pretty much of their top four and spare parts.
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For borrowers looking to purchase a home or refinance their current one in this climate, however, there are also some strategic moves worth considering now, before the Fed's June meeting even commences.
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Whether your 9-to-5 job involves a rare combination of manual record keeping and precarious wilderness travel, or your idea of outdoor recreation includes journaling your day while remaining at the ready for whatever nature hurls at you, the all-new Pen-metheus equips you for it all.
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Even when the wacky Halifax weather hurls the wildest of curveballs at the SailGP fleet, somehow Tom Slingsby and the irrepressible Australians ride their magic carpet of consummate skill and a decent dose of luck to lead the standings after the first day of the Canada Sail Grand Prix.
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