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It also makes Revolut the latest private company to catapult above $100 billion in value even as it eschews the public markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Others, like “Obsession,” catapult from modest beginnings into an echelon of popularity that not even the academics and historians could’ve foreseen.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

There’s no Betty Buckley in the cast to catapult “Memory,” the show’s indelible power ballad, to the Heaviside Layer, the land of rebirth for one lucky chosen cat.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

But tech journalist Kara Swisher argues its "gorgeous marketing" helped catapult it into the mainstream.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026

But it would be an event that took place on August 9, 2014, that would catapult the movement into the international spotlight.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

"The ballista spider's snare is bioengineered to store elastic energy in the silk and rapidly release it, giving it incredible instantaneous power density -- greater than any other specialized silk-based biological catapults," said Professor Narendra.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

At the end, they launch off a jump that catapults skiers 150 feet in the air.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

Commissioned in November, it represents a marked upgrade from China’s first two carriers, which lack aircraft-launching catapults that are standard on American carriers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025

In the UK catapults are not illegal to own or carry in public because they have legitimate legal uses, including by anglers who use catapults to fire their bait whilst fishing.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025

Drum towers and half-moons held up better against catapults, since thrown stones were more apt to deflect off a curved wall, but Raventree predated that particular bit of builder’s wisdom.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Its success has catapulted 26-year-old Barker from a YouTube video creator into Hollywood's A-league with a first feature-length film that cost just $750,000 to $1 million to make.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

That personal tie has catapulted Schroyer, a relative unknown in national law-enforcement circles, to one of the biggest jobs in the country: heading ICE.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

Football—the other kind—fit for Independence Day: The U.S., fresh off a win that catapulted them into the World Cup’s round of 16, won’t play again until Monday.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

The movie catapulted Reese Witherspoon into the Hollywood A-list crowd, and, while she doesn't star in the revival, she is an executive producer.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Alvarez’s Skyhawk catapulted down the deck at two hundred miles per hour, and he was in the air.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Meta Platforms is reportedly exploring a new avenue of artificial-intelligence monetization, raising questions about whether Meta is throwing in the towel on being a leading AI lab or, rather, catapulting its business ahead.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

The paintings were a massive hit, catapulting Julian to a new echelon of fame, but isolating Christopher and ultimately driving him away, leaving the third and final series incomplete.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026

Many had said the fad would soon fade, casting doubt on the logic of Pop Mart’s share price catapulting above that of heavyweights like Alibaba.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

Instead of catapulting themselves into exceedingly soft portions of their schedules, both teams stumbled to equally disappointing results.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2025

The mammoth bends its knees and jumps … before crashing onto the ground and catapulting me off my feet once more.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer