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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Investors can’t get enough of start-up artificial intelligence (AI) video generators.
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David Prosser, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Not content to battle it out in the boardroom, crypto bros, tech executives and start-up founders have embraced an old-fashioned version of masculinity.
—Ben Hubbard Saumya Khandelwal Matthew Defeo W.j. Hennigan, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The ones most frequently name-checked on TikTok—or in group chats or over brunch tables—are produced by a growing list of start-up wellness brands with bright packaging and cutesy euphemisms.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 14 May 2025
Here comes another start-up aiming to empower creators — and do an end run around traditional Hollywood studios.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 May 2025
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David Prosser, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Not content to battle it out in the boardroom, crypto bros, tech executives and start-up founders have embraced an old-fashioned version of masculinity.
—Ben Hubbard Saumya Khandelwal Matthew Defeo W.j. Hennigan, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The ones most frequently name-checked on TikTok—or in group chats or over brunch tables—are produced by a growing list of start-up wellness brands with bright packaging and cutesy euphemisms.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 14 May 2025
Here comes another start-up aiming to empower creators — and do an end run around traditional Hollywood studios.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 May 2025
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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