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launch

Definition for launch

verb as in send off

verb as in begin, initiate

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Starship launched a series of mock Starlink satellites, briefly relit one of its engines and performed some tests before splashing down in the Indian Ocean.

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They saw a fresh opportunity following Webster’s death in 1843: The Merriams bought the rights to Webster’s dictionary, launching a brand that would become synonymous with the preservation and analysis of the English language.

The Ulysses mission, launched in 1990, was the first spacecraft to leave the ecliptic plane and sample the solar wind over the poles.

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Most recently, Saint Heron launched a free library in hopes of preserving rare Black and brown literature and making it accessible to others.

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Initially there will be 15 of these walk-in centres launched across Scotland, with the first minister promising to expand the number.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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