upstart
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Trade Desk, founded in 2009, positioned itself as a plucky upstart competitor to Google in the market for helping companies buy online ads across publishers’ websites.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
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
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
In medical school I have been befriended by an upstart neurologist, who believes I am acting out a great lifelong falsehood.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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Hamilton
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