launch
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Carney said earlier this week that the summit would "launch further formal discussions" between Canada and the EU on deepening ties and creating new opportunities for both sides.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Apple used flash to launch the iPod Nano in 2005, a music player thinner than a pencil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Young Democrats, which Bass helped launch from her living room in 2012, endorsed Raman in this election after backing Bass in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
GraniteShares, Direxion and Defiance plan to launch such ETFs that make bullish or bearish bets on Anthropic once it’s public, filings show.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Then you would launch a smaller manned spacecraft from that mother ship, and the smaller craft would fly to the moon.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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The missiles flew about 250 kilometres, and "South Korea and the United States are conducting a detailed analysis of their exact specifications", Seoul's military said, adding it had stepped up surveillance of possible additional launches.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
The launches follow a slew of recent weapons tests by Pyongyang, including a new precision-guided torpedo system and an intermediate-range hypersonic missile, both of which were said to employ AI technology.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
It involves four astronauts, three rocket launches, three different spacecraft and two dockings.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
But the boom in new products is also dredging up some uncomfortable memories: The previous peak for thematic ETF launches arrived in 2021, as the COVID-era market mania was reaching its crescendo.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
She takes the stage and, once Dad is seated at the piano on the floor at the foot of the stage, launches into “O Mio Babbino Caro.”
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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Turkey's culture and tourism ministry has launched restoration work in the region to help preserve the fragile rock formations from climate-related damage, natural erosion and human activity.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Kurth has participated in NASA's Juno mission since the spacecraft launched in 2011.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
The police then launched a manhunt, calling forces from across the state.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The show launched on The Ringer, a platform owned by Spotify and created by digital media executive Bill Simmons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
When the news of the failed mission reached Hitler, he launched into a violent tirade.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
As an advertising executive at NBCUniversal, where she worked before X and had a hand in launching Peacock, the rise of streaming helped to define her career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Healey told the House of Commons that the week had started with Russia launching a "brutal ballistic missile attack" and that the extra money would send "a clear message to Moscow".
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Derek Hsieh, executive director of the Assn. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, said the current process began with a group of labor unions launching a signature-gathering drive to put binding arbitration before voters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The Georgia announcement comes at a time when Volkswagen is launching a major cost-cutting and job-reduction programme in Germany.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
They are nothing like Dauntless murmurs—they are gentler, like birds launching from branches.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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