catapult
Example Sentences
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By this summer, the number of claims jumped from roughly 2,100 to 3,700, according to court records, catapulting Slater far beyond the caseload of any other firm.
From Los Angeles Times
Beijing’s third and newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, is the first to be fully designed and built in China, and features electromagnetic catapults for launching aircraft.
Nine straight wins in all competitions - closing in on the club record 11 set in 1897 - have catapulted Unai Emery's side into title contention.
From BBC
During his first administration, he complained that he didn’t like the look of the service’s destroyers, and called for a return to steam-powered catapults to launch jets from aircraft carriers.
Silver remains a key component in the buildout of artificial-intelligence data centers and the production of electric vehicles, both of which have intensified demand and catapulted prices over the past year.
From Barron's
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