catapult

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

Launch valve: releases steam into the catapult, forcing the shuttle forward.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 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

The sting of the catapult bullet had worn off.

From "1984" by George Orwell

Navy to build its future aircraft carriers without that system and go back to steam catapults, a move American Navy officials have long fought.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 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

Steam on the older Nimitz ships powers not only the aircraft catapults, but also heating and evaporators that produce freshwater and galley equipment, such as kettles.

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

“I knew you were amazing, Janna!” she says, as if being like her immediately catapults me into another class of human beings.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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 corporation 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

Salesforce catapulted 23% higher after the company said it was deepening its partnership with Anthropic, boosting investor confidence in its ability to integrate AI into its software.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Loo ignored her hand and instead catapulted himself off toward the beach and ran ahead.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

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

Up ahead of them Bod saw a statue swing up, and another two creatures came catapulting out into this crimson-skied world, just like the ones that carried Bod.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman