upstart
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To understand just how this inside info has turned Texas Tech into college football’s most surprising upstart, simply look at two of the Red Raiders’ offensive stars.
But like many former giants, IBM lost its leadership to upstarts as the personal computer and software eras surpassed mainframes.
The Rose Bowl will match an ultimate upstart program in Indiana against a blue blood in Alabama.
From Los Angeles Times
Even Venezuela’s upstart neighbor Guyana will soon surpass it.
From Barron's
Major battles are retold using dioramas, interactive maps and narratives that focus on the broader war between the upstart colonists and the British.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
