launching pad

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But I do believe that we set a launching pad at the end of Season 2 that takes us into some pretty fun places that we’re in right now, and I gotta go finish that.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

He put down his cricket bat for good around the age of 16 to focus entirely on baseball and used Oregon State as a launching pad to the top of the MLB draft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 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

Libya is a major launching pad for migrants who make the treacherous journey across the Mediterranean, hoping to reach the Italian island of Lampedusa.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025

For example, as a location for his Columbiad he picked, of all places on earth, Tampa, Florida—just a few miles west of Cape Canaveral, the launching pad for our Columbia.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins