launching pad
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The LP served as a runway — or perhaps more accurately, a launching pad — for the more experimental and challenging efforts to follow.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
And yet, although a program like Sample Gates is an attractive resume line that provides unique experience among undergraduates, it isn’t necessarily a launching pad to help students secure jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Manchester United caretaker boss Darren Fletcher hopes Benjamin Sesko's double in a 2-2 draw at Burnley proves to be the launching pad for the Slovenian striker after a tough start to life at Old Trafford.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
La Jolla Playhouse has a reputation for being a luxurious Broadway launching pad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025
It was missing its bottom half, which stayed on the moon, after acting as a launching pad for the top half.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
