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booster

[boo-ster] / ˈbu stər /
NOUN
supporter
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The Times, a longtime Mulholland booster, blamed “a faulty system which loads upon any man’s shoulders, no matter how broad, responsibilities that are too heavy for any man to bear.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The booster returned to Earth, but the upper stage stayed in space to push the landers onward.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

He maintains this isn't about usurping existing councils, but rather giving them a "booster pack".

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Starship’s Super Heavy booster successfully carried out the high-thrust portion of a boost-back burn with all 33 Raptor 3 engines, before it ended the burn early, according to SpaceX.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Outside, Aurora’s booster seat is easy to detach, but the base of Hector’s big hulking car seat is a different story.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

That is roughly comparable to what Falcon Heavy can launch when none of its boosters are recovered.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

The independent senator from Vermont had been one of Platner’s biggest boosters throughout his successful Democratic primary campaign in Maine.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

I groaned as strumming Spanish guitars played underneath a cheerful introduction welcoming me to the “Jewel of the Missions” — a slogan that boosters coined decades ago.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

Chancellor Rachel Reeves says the project creates "opportunity and long‑term prosperity for Britain", bringing jobs and "joy" to the region, while Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says it "puts rocket boosters under our entertainment industry".

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

The necessary dust would require 1,200 Saturn 5 rocket boosters to be transported from Earth to Mars; even then, the winds might blow the dust off the polar caps.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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