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upstart

[uhp-stahrt, uhp-stahrt] / ˈʌpˌstɑrt, ʌpˈstɑrt /


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Data-center developers have raised billions more in the high-yield bond market, while upstart AI cloud companies are borrowing from banks and private-credit firms to fund purchases of chips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The trend spans from Ford Motor, which announced a new battery storage division in May, to Fluence Energy, an upstart battery-maker collaborating with Nvidia.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 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

Nigel Farage’s upstart Reform UK Party bested both the Labour and Conservative parties and gained more than 1,400 new seats.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

In medical school I have been befriended by an upstart neurologist, who believes I am acting out a great lifelong falsehood.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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