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Running’s growing popularity has helped catapult shares in Asics, a favorite among runners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 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

SpaceX is poised to make history on Friday with a record-setting IPO that will catapult the once fledgling aerospace startup into one of the most valuable companies on Earth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Musk plans to create a “self-growing city” on the moon and catapult satellites into orbit from the lunar surface.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026

He spun round just in time to see Mrs. Parsons dragging her son back into the doorway while the boy pocketed a catapult.

From "1984" by George Orwell

"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

The park, which closed in late December, contains games and rides that reference past MrBeast videos, such as a trapdoor tower and catapults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026

The drones can be launched by different mechanisms, including catapults, rocket-assisted takeoff, and mobile ground and vehicle systems, according to a Central Command statement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025

In the UK catapults are not illegal to own or carry in public with the government saying it is keeping all relevant legislation under review.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025

Beckendorf was manning two catapults the size of pickup trucks, already primed and aimed at Zeus’s Fist.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

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

However, excitement around Marvell’s networking products is what has catapulted the stock 284% over the past 12 months.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 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

I asked, thinking of the jump that had catapulted Regan’s mom to fame.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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

Me, I’m hoping for a repeat of last year when a Brazilian actor won a prize, catapulting them to an Oscar nomination.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026

It was a lovely sensation, one the agent had always appreciated, catapulting from the twisty dark gorge onto that flatland, with a straight highway aiming exactly north.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols