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upstart

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


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Several companies—including PayPal, Salsify, and retail AI upstart Verneek—are touting tools that aim to make a company’s product lists more accurate and AI-ready.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 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

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

Last season, the upstart Mariners finally broke through after years of promise, winning 90 games and claiming their first division crown since 2001.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

She says to Miss Barry, I hear a certain upstart from the lanes walked away from the post office exam.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt