upstart
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Magnus Carlsen hadn’t considered his upstart American opponent a formidable foe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Trade Desk, founded in 2009, positioned itself as a plucky upstart competitor to Google in the market for helping companies buy online ads across publishers’ websites.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Los Angeles also has a team in the upstart Women’s Pro Baseball League, but it will play the entire 2026 season in Springfield, Ill.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
UBS analyst Kevin McVeigh remains bullish, noting that Accenture has the scale, “deployment capability,” and skills that upstart AI players lack.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
She says to Miss Barry, I hear a certain upstart from the lanes walked away from the post office exam.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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