upstart
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Across the state, there were other races with upstart contenders.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Chase, Spain’s BBVA, the Netherlands’ ING and upstart players such as N26 are all targeting the same group of German depositors, she says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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
Kleptocracies with little public support run the risk of being overthrown, either by downtrodden commoners or by upstart would-be replacement kleptocrats seeking public support by promising a higher ratio of services rendered to fruits stolen.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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