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start-up



VERB
initiate activity
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The team has begun working toward commercialization through its start-up company, Mintech-Bio, with the goal of developing an initial product for clinical use.

From Science Daily Jul. 23, 2026

Chinese start-up Moonshot AI will release its Kimi K3 open-source model on 27 July.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The city paid $75,000 total in 2022 and 2023 to Robb’s firm to provide “various communications services related to the start-up of the administration,” according to a contract.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Although fiscal 2027 is expected to mark a temporary earnings low due to geopolitical disruption and start-up costs at Gatwick, the analyst forecasts a strong recovery thereafter.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

I slapped the out of order sign on the neighboring Galaga cabinet and looked at the start-up screen, which was listing off the game’s villainous ghosts: Inky, Blinky, Pinky, and Clyde.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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