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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Saturday’s Times of London newspaper continued the story, reporting that Andrew had continued to list a Buckingham Palace address for the Chinese arm of his start-up funding company, despite instructions to cease in 2019.
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 14 Dec. 2024
From humble beginnings as a small start-up, Beauty Barrage has evolved into a full-service solution offering brands unparalleled white-glove service.
—Fairchild Studio, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
Erez Dagan, who joined Israeli self-driving start-up Mobileye in 2003 and helped turn it into a business which was bought by Intel for $15 bn in 2017 is now Wayve's chairman.
—Ben Oliver, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
Billions of dollars in corporate investment have gone to nuclear facilities and start-ups.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 14 Dec. 2024
From humble beginnings as a small start-up, Beauty Barrage has evolved into a full-service solution offering brands unparalleled white-glove service.
—Fairchild Studio, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
Erez Dagan, who joined Israeli self-driving start-up Mobileye in 2003 and helped turn it into a business which was bought by Intel for $15 bn in 2017 is now Wayve's chairman.
—Ben Oliver, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
Billions of dollars in corporate investment have gone to nuclear facilities and start-ups.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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