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start-up

NOUN
foundation
Synonyms
WEAK
association charity company constitution corporation creation endowment establishment guild inauguration institute institution organization origination plantation settlement setup society trusteeship
VERB
initiate activity
Synonyms
STRONG
energize found ignite turn on vitalize

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

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

In 2021, the Silicon Valley-based modular start up Katerra went spectacularly bankrupt after spending $2 billion in a hyperambitious gambit to disrupt the building industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Ford is working to overhaul its manufacturing system and, by next year, start up a new type of factory line that churns out $30,000 electric trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 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

Dante and I sat on his steps and watched his dad start up my truck, his mother leaning into him like a girl on a first date.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz

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