- present participle of launch.
launching
Example Sentences
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Before launching, the pair met with the former charity's founders Jack Doyle and Graham Hall, who gave them "their blessing" to continue the work.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026
Rockets are typically considered expendable - their various segments being discarded and destroyed during ascent - which makes launching spacecraft expensive.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026
Iran has been launching drones from its coast against commercial vessels trying to transit the southern route for weeks, officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026
But that hasn’t stopped fund managers from launching new products at an increasingly rapid clip.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 9, 2026
The curb is the launching point for many a deed.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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