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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Elon Musk, who runs a competing artificial intelligence start-up, later cast doubt on that figure.
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Mike Isaac, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
These IPPs come in all shapes (solar, wind, natural gas, hydro, geothermal, nuclear, coal) and sizes (multi-billion dollar companies with thousands of generation sites to small start-ups with a single site), and as of 2022, provide nearly half of American power generation.
—Greg Robinson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Anthropic, best known for its Claude family of AI models, is one of the leading start-ups in the new wave of generative AI companies building tools to generate text, images, and code in response to user prompts.
—Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2025
This year, with fewer large start-up costs expected, officials have said expenses are estimated to reach $57.5 million.
—Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2025
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Mike Isaac, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
These IPPs come in all shapes (solar, wind, natural gas, hydro, geothermal, nuclear, coal) and sizes (multi-billion dollar companies with thousands of generation sites to small start-ups with a single site), and as of 2022, provide nearly half of American power generation.
—Greg Robinson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Anthropic, best known for its Claude family of AI models, is one of the leading start-ups in the new wave of generative AI companies building tools to generate text, images, and code in response to user prompts.
—Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2025
This year, with fewer large start-up costs expected, officials have said expenses are estimated to reach $57.5 million.
—Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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