catapult

A win could catapult USC into serious contention for the College Football Playoff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Running’s growing popularity has helped catapult shares in Asics, a favorite among runners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Others, like “Obsession,” catapult from modest beginnings into an echelon of popularity that not even the academics and historians could’ve foreseen.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

It also makes Revolut the latest private company to catapult above $100 billion in value even as it eschews the public markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

On the far side of the catapult, a muffled voice called out a challenge.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Replacing the electromagnetic catapults with steam will be a complex endeavor that will likely cost billions of dollars, according to Bryan Clark, a naval expert with the Hudson Institute, a Washington think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

"The ballista spider's snare is bioengineered to store elastic energy in the silk and rapidly release it, giving it incredible instantaneous power density -- greater than any other specialized silk-based biological catapults," said Professor Narendra.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

"It's high-risk and high-reward. If it succeeds, of course, it catapults Pakistan to the top of the global diplomatic game."

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

The park, which closed in late December, contains games and rides that reference past MrBeast videos, such as a trapdoor tower and catapults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026

Behind their ditches, they were building catapults, scorpions, tall trebuchets.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Bargatze catapulted to mainstream status after portraying a silly version of the famously reprehensible though widely respected George Washington on “SNL” without antagonizing anyone, least of all Washington.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Her words have instigated protests - albeit not grand in scale - on both sides of the argument, and once again catapulted the debate around transgender women in sport into the spotlight.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Glamorous actress Rouzaina Lazkani, 36, known for television dramas, was catapulted into politics when she was among the 70 lawmakers appointed by Sharaa under the country's transitional constitutional arrangements.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

His roast of Donald Trump catapulted him to stardom, and he has released five hourlong comedy specials, the most recent of which, “Bones and All,” debuted in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

The news media latched onto McCarthy's speech and catapulted him to national prominence as the most aggressive anticommunist leader in the United States.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Meta Platforms is reportedly exploring a new avenue of artificial-intelligence monetization, raising questions about whether Meta is throwing in the towel on being a leading AI lab or, rather, catapulting its business ahead.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

The paintings were a massive hit, catapulting Julian to a new echelon of fame, but isolating Christopher and ultimately driving him away, leaving the third and final series incomplete.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026

Many had said the fad would soon fade, casting doubt on the logic of Pop Mart’s share price catapulting above that of heavyweights like Alibaba.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

Instead of catapulting themselves into exceedingly soft portions of their schedules, both teams stumbled to equally disappointing results.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2025

The mammoth bends its knees and jumps … before crashing onto the ground and catapulting me off my feet once more.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer