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as in founds
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
after retiring, he launched a small company devoted to making medical devices
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as in begins
to take the first step in (a process or course of action)
she launched a career in journalism after quitting acting school
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as in throws
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
infantrymen launching grenades at the nest of machine gunners
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as in starts
the point at which something begins
we are at the launch of a new age of space exploration
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Recent Examples of launches
Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Webroot Essentials launches almost three times faster, scans six times faster, and takes up 33 times less space than top competitors.
—Pcmag Brandx For Webroot, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Datskovska regularly reports on new product launches in the luxury realm.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
The Fram2 launch came two weeks and three days after the liftoff of SpaceX's Crew-10 mission to the ISS for NASA — the shortest time to date between SpaceX astronaut launches.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Billionaire Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, has indicated his intent to ramp up the frequency of Starship launches ahead of plans for the spacecraft to land humans on the lunar surface and the Red Planet.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Israel launches Gaza City ground offensive Israel launched its ground offensive into Gaza City, further eroding prospects for a ceasefire in the enclave, which is already facing a humanitarian catastrophe.
—semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Laelia launches with just two expressions, Laelia Blanco and Laelia Reposado, both handcrafted with 100% Blue Weber agave.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The iPhone 17 Pro Max, the larger variant of Apple’s Pro phone that launches today along with the iPhone 17, 17 Pro and iPhone Air, costs $2,000 if buyers choose the version with two terabytes (2TB) of storage.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Enjoy the novelty of this corn maze along with hay rides, pumpkin launches, mini donuts and more.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
In the packed schedule of Milan, amid fashion shows and presentations, there’s also room for exhibitions and launches of new brands.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
These spacecraft will be lofted on more than 80 launches performed by a variety of rockets — SpaceX's Falcon 9, Arianespace's Ariane 6, Blue Origin's New Glenn and ULA's Atlas V and Vulcan Centaur.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2025
SpaceX conducts many of its own rocket launches, most using the Falcon 9 rocket, from California and Florida.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Nuclear robust disruption missions are also available with launches between late 2029 and late 2031.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Hong Kong and Seoul — China’s latest and most capable aircraft carrier has used its new electromagnetic catapult to successfully launch three types of aircraft, according to Chinese state media, which released footage of the launches for the first time to mark the technological breakthrough.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
The launches have not been independently verified by Iranian authorities.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Most launches from Vandenberg fly at a south or southeast trajectory.
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One of the launches lit up the night sky over Puerto Rico, with images later shared by the Navy.
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The show is a campy, 1980s-style whodunit that begins with the funeral of a famous singer.—
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The season finale episode begins with Part 1 of the HOH competition.—
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Explosive plays don’t need to come only with downfield throws.—
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Txomin throws himself into militancy, committed to the collective cause.—
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On Monday, sightings of two or three large drones near Copenhagen airport halted all takeoffs and landings there for nearly four hours.—
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Charlotte Douglas is the sixth-busiest airport in the world for takeoffs and landings, according to preliminary rankings released in April by Airports Council International.—
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Imanaga held them to two runs (one earned) on eight hits over 12⅓ innings in two starts this season.—
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Julian Hill, who has made 18 career starts, will likely remain Miami’s first-team in-line tight end, playing the majority of snaps.—
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The contract covers 160 production workers across both the Animation Guild and the Motion Picture Editors Guild (IATSE Local 700) and establishes a minimum wage, reduces healthcare coverage costs and guarantees retirement contributions, per the guilds.—
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This establishes them as an authority in power, cooling, and infrastructure to customers of Nvidia deploying their AI solutions .—
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Of course, things will continue to change as non-conference play mostly wraps up and the conference slate commences in earnest in the next couple of weeks.—
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There’s now just one last day of preseason games before the NFL commences its regular season.—
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Trump has repeatedly targeted Schiff and routinely hurls insults at the lawmaker, who was a central figure in his first impeachment.—
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Baz’s intelligence also stretches to the sense that Knight will go back to Bond’s beginnings as a Royal Navy Commander before he was recruited by MI6, the UK’s foreign intelligence agency, and chart how Bond attained 007 status.—
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Back to Starbucks is shorthand for returning the business to its community coffee house beginnings, with more inviting stores and a less complex menu.—
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“Launches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/launches. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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