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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Since the Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s chatbot surged in popularity, researchers have documented how its answers include Chinese propaganda.
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Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Despite being 119 years old, the American sportswear company, founded in Boston, is a relative start-up in the endorsement world.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
Up to $2,000 is available for any childcare business – start-up or expanding – that creates additional childcare slots.
—Janean Sorrell, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Mike Colias, deputy bureau chief at The Wall Street Journal, explains the complex landscape that incumbents such as GM and Ford and start-ups like Tesla find themselves in.
—Harvard Business Review, 4 Feb. 2025
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Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Despite being 119 years old, the American sportswear company, founded in Boston, is a relative start-up in the endorsement world.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
Up to $2,000 is available for any childcare business – start-up or expanding – that creates additional childcare slots.
—Janean Sorrell, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Mike Colias, deputy bureau chief at The Wall Street Journal, explains the complex landscape that incumbents such as GM and Ford and start-ups like Tesla find themselves in.
—Harvard Business Review, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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