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But the challenge now is turning world-title success into high-profile fights that could catapult him into the mainstream.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 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

U.S. officials say Trump signed a national security memorandum Thursday directing the change, which would involve removing the electromagnetic catapult system used by the ships in the Gerald R. Ford class of carriers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The deck officer flashed a thumbs-up to the pilot, then arced his arm in the air, signaling the catapult crewman to hit his button.

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

“To be clear, the debate on whether we do this has ended,” he wrote in an Aug. 28 memo, referring to a broader set of recommendations including the steam catapults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

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

More problematic: “Steam catapults have been out of production for decades—no one makes them anymore,” said Hunter Stires, the maritime strategist to former Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 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

Behind their ditches, they were building catapults, scorpions, tall trebuchets.

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

Diana’s death catapulted her from celebrity divorcee into an almost saintlike figure, whose passing triggered widespread public displays of grief in Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Bargatze catapulted to mainstream status after portraying a silly version of the famously reprehensible though widely respected George Washington on “SNL” without antagonizing anyone, least of all Washington.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Over the next three decades, soaring demand for the fruit transformed Michoacán state into the center of global avocado production — and catapulted a generation of people like Pancho from poverty into the middle class.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 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

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

Late last year, it became the first company to climb above a market value of $5 trillion, catapulting Huang’s net worth to more than $160 billion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026

His performance that night gave the campaign exactly what it needed, catapulting him forward in the race.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama