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upstart

[uhp-stahrt, uhp-stahrt] / ˈʌpˌstɑrt, ʌpˈstɑrt /


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UBS analyst Kevin McVeigh remains bullish, noting that Accenture has the scale, “deployment capability,” and skills that upstart AI players lack.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Nigel Farage’s upstart Reform UK Party bested both the Labour and Conservative parties and gained more than 1,400 new seats.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The financial turmoil marks a stunning turnaround for the once high-flying digital-media upstart.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Steyer’s campaign says doing so would enable the upstart factory home industry to make capital investments that it can use to expand its presence in the larger, private market.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Much of it came from poorly paid state functionaries whose livelihoods depended on using police and administrative authority to extract cash from upstart capitalists.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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