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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

‘You build machines. How can you not know what an onager is? It’s just the biggest, baddest catapult ever used by the Roman army.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

The Fujian is equipped with electromagnetic catapults to launch aircraft, a system used in carriers only by the U.S. before then.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The company was awarded a contract to build the catapults and arresting gear for the Doris Miller in 2023.

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

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

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

The movie, loosely based on Avedon’s life, catapulted him into the spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

A24’s strategy for its ‘You Can See Everything’ documentary catapulted the film to wild popularity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

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

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

Muller was catapulted into international fame by his discovery.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Senate before catapulting to executive power, though Mr. Vance has yet to shed the “vice” in his job title.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 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

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

Instead of catapulting themselves into exceedingly soft portions of their schedules, both teams stumbled to equally disappointing results.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2025

Yes, in Mr. Lemoncello’s catapulting critters game, there were all sorts of wacky jokes.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein