upstart
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The company, founded in 2021 by a breakaway faction from OpenAI, was viewed as an upstart that tailored its chatbots to the needs of businesses and developers, rather than consumers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 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
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
I will not step down to be the dotard chamberlain of an upstart.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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