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as in founded
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 began
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 threw
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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Recent Examples of launched
It was launched as a blend incorporating a significant portion of rye grain whisky alongside classic malt whiskies.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Munich might have launched the keg-tapping, polka-dancing tradition of Oktoberfest to celebrate a royal wedding more than 200 years ago, but Texans have eagerly latched on to the custom.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Shortly after Netanyahu spoke at the UN, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a deadly strike on the Lebanese capital Beirut, targeting and killing Hezbollah’s long term leader Hassan Nasrallah.
—Ivana Kottasová and Zeena Saifi, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
The Vulcan can be launched with up to six strap ons depending on mission requirements.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new way for Americans to look up how high or low levels of viruses like COVID-19 and flu are in their local area for 2024.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Munich might have launched the keg-tapping, polka-dancing tradition of Oktoberfest to celebrate a royal wedding more than 200 years ago, but Texans have eagerly latched on to the custom.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Shortly after Netanyahu spoke at the UN, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a deadly strike on the Lebanese capital Beirut, targeting and killing Hezbollah’s long term leader Hassan Nasrallah.
—Ivana Kottasová and Zeena Saifi, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
The Vulcan can be launched with up to six strap ons depending on mission requirements.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new way for Americans to look up how high or low levels of viruses like COVID-19 and flu are in their local area for 2024.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Ro, also founded in 2017, offers treatment for the same conditions.Bruce Gil, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Jones founded Infowars, which operates under Free Speech Systems, in 1999.Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Earlier this year, the company abruptly ceased operations at its Jacksonville, Florida, facility and began working to set up the assembly plant in Ontario to assemble commercial electric delivery vans and trucks.Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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This is where the family’s deadly journey began.Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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An at-the-market offering agreement was established in August 2024 for up to $75 million.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Additional analysis indicated minerals in the meteorite at one point interacted with liquid water on Mars, although a specific timeframe couldn’t be established.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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The storyline is spare to the point of invisibility this time, reportedly revised with input, musical and otherwise, from Gaga and Phoenix as production commenced.Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
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The explicit purpose is to permit the return of approximately sixty thousand Israelis who live in northern Israel and were displaced after October 7th, when Hezbollah commenced near-daily strikes.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
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Bodies are, once again, being hurled overboard.Rob Reed, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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The shock wave had ripped out walls of neighboring structures, hurled cars and shaken houses almost a mile away.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
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While the review was initiated to examine the leadership structure of the county’s Office of Education, the agency’s investigators quickly pivoted to the education board after hearing numerous complaints from staff, said Mike Fine, CEO of the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team.Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Click Request archive, and the process is initiated.David Nield, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Her version of 201 started with Noa and Mozasu at school, but executives wanted to go bigger.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
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For example, a secure perimeter was enacted around the fairground earlier than usual as the campaign started to set up the rally site.Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Coppola snatches unassimilated ideas from current political paranoia and recent cultural catastrophes (manic news media promoting celebrity insanity), all tossed into the mix with demented incoherence.Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
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But Disney tried to get the lawsuit tossed by asking the court to move the dispute to arbitration, meaning the case would not go before a jury or otherwise continue in court.Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Launched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/launched. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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