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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This is crucial when battling large fish that take long runs, as low start-up inertia means the drag engages immediately to prevent the line from breaking.
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Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 30 May 2024
The future of an innovative retinal implant and dozens of its users just got brighter, after Science, a bioelectronics start-up run by Neuralink’s co-founder, Max Hodak, acquired Pixium’s technology at the last minute.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2024
The new Arc Sport, which is the sportier and speedier successor to the Arc One that was unveiled in 2021, represents the future of recreational boating, according to the L.A. start-up.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 May 2024
The founder of one of Britain’s most exciting start-ups certainly doesn’t buy the Americans-are-workaholics-Europeans-are-lazy theory for why the U.S. outperforms Europe.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 15 May 2024
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Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 30 May 2024
The future of an innovative retinal implant and dozens of its users just got brighter, after Science, a bioelectronics start-up run by Neuralink’s co-founder, Max Hodak, acquired Pixium’s technology at the last minute.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2024
The new Arc Sport, which is the sportier and speedier successor to the Arc One that was unveiled in 2021, represents the future of recreational boating, according to the L.A. start-up.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 May 2024
The founder of one of Britain’s most exciting start-ups certainly doesn’t buy the Americans-are-workaholics-Europeans-are-lazy theory for why the U.S. outperforms Europe.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 15 May 2024
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
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