as in arriviste
one who has recently acquired wealth and social position
having made their money in oil decades ago, they consider these billionaire dot-commers mere upstarts
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Similarly, the renewable energy movement was spearheaded by independent upstarts like Poet, First Solar, and SolarCity (later acquired by Tesla).
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Mark Weinstein, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
Suits follows the ins-and-outs of a prestigious Manhattan law firm through the budding mentor-mentee relationship of big-shot attorney Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) and young upstart Mike Ross (Adams), who cons his way in with his photographic memory and sheer audacity.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2024
Policy innovations such as allowing community college baccalaureates, funding apprenticeship and quality short-term training, and funding upstart costs all came up as needs.
—Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
And some audiences have carved out room in their media-on-media diet for missives with less frequency launched by upstarts such as Semafor and Puck.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Sep. 2024
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Mark Weinstein, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
Suits follows the ins-and-outs of a prestigious Manhattan law firm through the budding mentor-mentee relationship of big-shot attorney Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) and young upstart Mike Ross (Adams), who cons his way in with his photographic memory and sheer audacity.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2024
Policy innovations such as allowing community college baccalaureates, funding apprenticeship and quality short-term training, and funding upstart costs all came up as needs.
—Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
And some audiences have carved out room in their media-on-media diet for missives with less frequency launched by upstarts such as Semafor and Puck.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Upstart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upstart. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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