catapult
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The rocket is slated to catapult into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County carrying dozens of satellites.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 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
That’s weakening a reliable catapult into executive-track jobs that can pay hundreds of thousands of dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
Incorporating Greenland, which has 57,000 people, would catapult the United States past China and Canada to be the world's second largest country in land mass after Russia.
From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026
Leo shot skyward, like he’d been launched from a catapult.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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