start-up

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In 2021, the Silicon Valley-based modular start up Katerra went spectacularly bankrupt after spending $2 billion in a hyperambitious gambit to disrupt the building industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

If you think you’re going to want to come back to the U.S. at some point, when your medical needs are more critical, you can’t just start up Part B whenever you’d like.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

Arteta has a welcome dilemma on who to start up front after both Gabriel Jesus and Viktor Gyokeres scored in a 3-1 Champions League win at Inter Milan on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Beyond 2030, Exxon said it aims to strengthen the upstream business with by growing its business in the Permian Basin and start up new LNG projects in Papua New Guinea and Mozambique.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

It would die away and after a short silence start up again.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell