- present participle of launch.
launching
Example Sentences
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In a speech on Monday, his first since launching his bid to replace Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister, Burnham suggested he wanted local communities to be given "greater public control of essential services".
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026
Roche said it would submit the data to health authorities with the aim of launching the treatment as soon as possible.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
Canada has form in Eurovision: appearing for Switzerland, Canadian then-starlet Celine Dion triumphed in 1988 singing "Ne partez pas sans moi", launching her career internationally.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
Dine-in movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is launching a new initiative to show unreleased independent films that had successful festival runs, a move that comes as specialty films have struggled to gain distribution.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
Then I hit the throttle and the twin rocket boosters in each of the robot’s feet ignited, launching it upward, out of my stronghold and into Falco’s star-filled sky.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
