launch
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Coast Guard sent an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and crew to the island and coordinated the launch of a 45-foot response boat to assist with the incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Foot Locker is more dependent on launch and retro product,” Ed Stack, Dick’s executive chairman, said then.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Winkleman said at the show's press launch she loved her "iconic entrance", but admitted she'd initially wanted to hide in the castle's suit of armour.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Earlier this week, the company said it was scrapping the planned launch of an AI model, GPT-6.1 Astra over safety concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Two hours into the flight, Frank Powers switched on his plane’s cameras and photographed Baikonur Cosmodrome, the site from which Soviet scientists had shocked the world with their Sputnik launch.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Rocket Lab secures 20 additional launches for Synspective, while Citi initiates coverage with a Buy rating and $105 price target.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Catching Starship, combined with SpaceX’s planned spaceport in Louisiana, could position the company to “create a steady cadence of launches in 2027,” Hodulik said in a note to clients on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
March 2019: Uefa launches a formal investigation off the back of Der Spiegel's findings.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Updated oral obesity capacity and more than 20 Wegovy pill market launches in 2027 are encouraging, but execution is key.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
November 15, 1988: The Soviet Union launches the Buran space shuttle.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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Last year the company launched a spin-off campaign to its iconic "Just Do It" slogan aimed at younger generations with the line "Why Do It?"
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
For now, Google is waiting to see whether the TPUs it just launched into space survive undamaged, a period he said could take weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
California got its second satellite tuned to spot a powerful climate pollutant Thursday when it launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
And that was true even though Buffett launched his bet at almost the worst possible time for the S&P 500, in early 2008.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
She launched herself up from the shallows, toward her son’s voice.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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Joabar said he expects new iterations of the corporate card to come out more quickly over the next several years, as AI is helping speed up the process from prototyping to launching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
There are several theories about the rise of Gen Z launching businesses, Fairlie said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
It faced turbulence prior to launching when abuse survivors called on former safeguarding minister Jess Phillips to quit.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Ondo is launching seven tokenized model portfolios on Thursday, including the three from BlackRock: high-income, diversified growth and high-growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
She was launching into a minute-by-minute account of Zusje’s final day when her eyes lit on the peg from which dangled Nollie’s new hat.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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