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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Having marked its 20-year anniversary last spring, the platform has evolved from scrappy, loss-making start-up to a smooth-running behemoth.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
More than $1 billion has been poured into fertility start-ups in the last decade, according to the New York Times.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
The Fashion Hub occurs twice yearly, with both editions supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), which have always provided backing for innovative start-ups and next-gen designers.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Karim Arabi, 59, was found guilty of hiding his role in the invention of a new microchip technology, as well as his part in a start-up company that sold the technology to Qualcomm.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
More than $1 billion has been poured into fertility start-ups in the last decade, according to the New York Times.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
The Fashion Hub occurs twice yearly, with both editions supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), which have always provided backing for innovative start-ups and next-gen designers.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Karim Arabi, 59, was found guilty of hiding his role in the invention of a new microchip technology, as well as his part in a start-up company that sold the technology to Qualcomm.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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