spin·out
ˈspin-ˌau̇t 
: a rotational skid by an automobile that usually causes it to leave the roadway
spun out; spinning out; spins out
: to make a rotational skid in an automobile
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Lucinda Shen, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
Eco Material Technologies, a company previously featured in this column, was formed when the MIT spinout Green Cement merged with the ash mining firm Boral Resources in a 2022 deal worth $755 million.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Alex Knapp, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Now, a startup spun out of UC Berkeley and the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory hopes to change that.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Flashback: Since the spinout from National Data Corp., Global Payments has regularly inked large deals.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
Eco Material Technologies, a company previously featured in this column, was formed when the MIT spinout Green Cement merged with the ash mining firm Boral Resources in a 2022 deal worth $755 million.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Verb
The company spun out of cofounder Yupeng Chen’s research into what are called Janus base nanomaterials (JBNs).
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Now, a startup spun out of UC Berkeley and the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory hopes to change that.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Spinout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spinout. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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