catapult
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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
“I said, ‘Let me see the catapult people,’” Trump recalled during an April 2019 speech.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Launch valve: releases steam into the catapult, forcing the shuttle forward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
A win could catapult USC into serious contention for the College Football Playoff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Being so close to her old house made Reyna feel ratcheted tight like a catapult winch.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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Navy to build its future aircraft carriers without that system and go back to steam catapults, a move American Navy officials have long fought.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
As of March, nearly 37,000 aircraft had been launched by Ford’s four electromagnetic catapults, according to Navy data.
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
Legionnaires in the field scattered as one of their catapults was blasted to splinters.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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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
Over the next three decades, soaring demand for the fruit transformed Michoacán state into the center of global avocado production — and catapulted a generation of people like Pancho from poverty into the middle class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Nvidia is the key corporation behind the generative AI frenzy that has catapulted it to become the world's most valuable publicly traded company.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
The hit sci-fi NBC series had catapulted the teen into a household name - and that brought with it intense pressure and exhaustion she says felt overwhelming.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
I asked, thinking of the jump that had catapulted Regan’s mom to fame.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Reilly’s legacy went beyond catapulting politicians into office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Meta Platforms is reportedly exploring a new avenue of artificial-intelligence monetization, raising questions about whether Meta is throwing in the towel on being a leading AI lab or, rather, catapulting its business ahead.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 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
Many had said the fad would soon fade, casting doubt on the logic of Pop Mart’s share price catapulting above that of heavyweights like Alibaba.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
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
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