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[lawnch, lahnch] / lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ /




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This year, the surge in e-bike injuries and accidents prompted police agencies to launch public information campaigns and enforcement efforts targeting e-bikes and e-motorcycles.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Now the company has also had to scrub a Falcon-9 launch that was planned for Monday morning.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Andy Burnham, set to become the U.K.’s sixth prime minister in seven years, said he would launch the biggest social-housing building program in 70 years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

She admits that she was initially sceptical about using seat outside Wigan as the launch pad for his Westminster return, branding it a "huge risk".

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The shuttle rotates away from the launch port and is lifted back to its docking unit.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

The number of hedge-fund liquidations reached a two-year high in the first quarter, a period which also saw a boom in new launches.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

SpaceX and the California Coastal Commission have settled a lawsuit over the state agency’s attempts to regulate rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

When it was released in 2016, Pokémon Go quickly became one of the biggest mobile game launches in history.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Geopolitical uncertainty and investor scrutiny of valuations and post-listing performances are likely to influence the success of IPO launches, Tay says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

It is when confronted by the overwhelming signal of free molecules of endotoxin, evoking memories of vibrios in great numbers, that the limulus flies into panic, launches all his defenses at once, and destroys himself.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

JPMorgan is building a new headquarters, in Canary Wharf, East London, and recently has launched an internet bank aimed at retail customers.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

The Sunday preview release came days after China’s Moonshot launched its Kimi K3 model, surprising many in Silicon Valley with its advanced capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Married at First Sight UK is facing renewed pressure after the broadcast regulator launched an official investigation into the hit Channel 4 reality TV show.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The former couple tied the knot the same year they launched their business, Lunatic Fringe Salon, in 1999.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

“And the newspapers ran stories about the little upstart diva who stole the show. And that launched my career.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

When launching InterPositive, Affleck said he wanted to keep “storytelling human.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Iran did not immediately confirm launching the attack, but the US embassy in Amman had earlier warned its citizens of a "specific and credible threat" targeting Aqaba's port and airport.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

The Pentagon relies on SpaceX for launching rockets and managing satellites for communications and missile tracking.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

We also know, thanks to Yingst, that Trump never had a specific reason for launching the war.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

Then she’d stomp out to the kitchen hut and build such a huge fire in the iron stove you’d think she was Cape Carniveral launching a rocket ship.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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