incipient
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After all, this is a company that holds itself out as the North Star of our incipient “space-faring civilization,” as Elon Musk puts it in SpaceX’s prospectus.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Netflix has reportedly reached out to the administration to explain—correctly—why treating it as an incipient subscription streaming monopolist is wrong in a world of YouTube, TikTok and countless ad-supported streaming competitors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
But he stressed there were "incipient problems" not being tackled.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025
“Erasing” De Kooning would get the incipient powerhouse out of the way, artistically speaking.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025
Matter blown outward from the Sun’s atmosphere, the solar wind, carries fragments of dust and ice back behind the comet, making an incipient tail.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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