start-up

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Aunt Kitty started up with her tsk-tsking as she fastened the row of buttons up the back, but I would have none of it.

From Literature

AMP also gets a $50-a-ton tipping fee for the waste that arrives at the plant, which started up two years ago and is undergoing the first of a few planned capacity expansions.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the threats to the Mayer even faced unexpected competition close to home, when the local park board tried to start up a series of free movies in the park on Friday nights.

From Salon

The tech firm started up in 2007 but became hugely popular around 2014, as tourists looked for cheap accommodation without the tax costs imposed on hotels.

From BBC

He adds that bitcoin continues to be positive for Lugano, and that 110 crypto-sector companies have now moved to, or started up, in the city.

From BBC