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start-up



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initiate activity
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In what year will the U.S. start up its next nuclear reactor?

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Leah: Yeah, it's about to start up again.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

If you think you’re going to want to come back to the U.S. at some point, when your medical needs are more critical, you can’t just start up Part B whenever you’d like.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

So, in 1985, he helped start up Chips & Technologies, where he found success in the chipset market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

But the public outcry was so great, the governor called the superintendent and told him to start up the football program again, school or no school.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine




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