catapult
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Musk plans to create a “self-growing city” on the moon and catapult satellites into orbit from the lunar surface.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Incorporating Greenland, which has 57,000 people, would catapult the United States past China and Canada to be the world's second largest country in land mass after Russia.
From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026
Both videos helped facilitate Carpenter’s catapult into the cultural lexicon with the summer-infused shots in “Espresso” and the “Death Becomes Her” story line in “Taste.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025
The US is the only other country in the world to have an aircraft carrier with the same electromagnetic catapult system as Fujian.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025
He would look up in the middle of trimming a hedge and say, “That is good meat,” and then walk to the goatskin bag tied behind his bicycle to rummage for his catapult.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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