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All these experiences provided the internal tension Mr. Brady later used to catapult himself into the NFL’s stratosphere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The North Texas coaching staff built an approach that accentuated Mestemaker’s gifts: an arm like a catapult and a frame like a wrecking ball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

A win could catapult USC into serious contention for the College Football Playoff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 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

My heart began to pound so hard I thought it would catapult me backward off the horse.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

Patrick Hannifin, now a three-star admiral in charge of naval forces in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans, told Trump that while steam is reliable now, he preferred electromagnetic catapults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Bush, which entered the Navy’s fleet in 2009, was the last aircraft carrier built with steam catapults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

"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

"It's high-risk and high-reward. If it succeeds, of course, it catapults Pakistan to the top of the global diplomatic game."

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

Jaime saw no siege towers, no battering rams, no catapults.

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

His late ’90s breakthrough in the triple-hitter lineup of “Halloween: H20,” “The Faculty” and “The Virgin Suicides” catapulted him to international fame practically overnight, cementing his place alongside the era’s Tiger Beat celebrity infatuations.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

California consumers’ acceptance of and excitement about thrifted, recycled and repurposed clothes catapulted L.A.’s Reformation from a vintage boutique into a billion-dollar company after its initial public offering last month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Nvidia is the key company behind the generative AI frenzy that has catapulted it to become the world's most valuable publicly traded company.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Their effectiveness at spurring weight loss catapulted their popularity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Mrs. Palmer pecked and pestered and catapulted icy smiles into Hayden’s deepening gloom.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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

By this summer, the number of claims jumped from roughly 2,100 to 3,700, according to court records, catapulting Slater far beyond the caseload of any other firm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025

The stock has risen 12% since, catapulting Amazon from the worst-performing “Magnificent Seven” name on a year-to-date basis to the fourth best.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025

The Welsh had a machine for catapulting stones, most of which thudded harmlessly into the courtyard.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli