upstart

Example Sentences

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The upstart party flipped certain districts that had gone to Fidesz in every election since Orbán returned to power in 2010 after an eight-year spell in opposition.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

The e-commerce upstart went public at a market value of around $430 million, which was less than 0.01% of the S&P 500’s value at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Then there’s the upstart GRU Space, created just last year with the goal of building hotels on the moon.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

It is part of a broader effort at Public, which competes with other upstart investing platforms such as Webull, Robinhood and Betterment, to offer an AI solution for every part of an individual investors’ portfolio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Indeed John Flamsteed, the Astronomer Royal, noted that there was ‘emulation’, and even bad blood, between Cassini, the established authority, and Rømer, the upstart.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton