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start up

verb

  1. to come or cause to come into being for the first time; originate
  2. intr to spring or jump suddenly from a position or place
  3. to set in or go into motion, activity, etc

    the orchestra started up

    he started up the engine

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adjective

  1. of or relating to input, usually financial, made to establish a new project or business

    a start-up mortgage

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noun

  1. a business enterprise that has been launched recently
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Entertainment companies cut spending amid worsening economics for movies and TV shows, and those productions that did start up often did so in other states and countries where costs are lower or incentives are better.

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That effort starts up front with Marshall, who contributed two steals and seven blocks in the Trojans’ opening-round win.

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He has since started up an inclusive sports programme and planted a tree in the National Forest in Donavon's memory.

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"A hole maybe a couple of feet across started up," he told BBC Radio Surrey.

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She added she had a "real concern" that Vance's comments could cause the protests to start up again.

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