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UpStart (uhp-stahrt) n. 1. A company or organization with innovative approaches to energy use, carbon pollution, resource consumption, and/or social equity, 2. A company or organization overcoming market barriers to build the new clean energy economy.

Coined by Lisbeth Kaufman as the title of a column on Climate Progress.
“UpStarts” are companies that are shaking up the market, breaking down barriers and helping change the economy.
UpStart by UpStarter November 17, 2011
John was such an upstart at the protest.
upstart by Caitlin Carlisle June 5, 2005

upstart knockoff 

The upstart knockoff effect is when a character appears that closely resembles a pre-existing character. When this happens, the previous character appears less important.

Definition source: The anime Needless - Episode 5.
Come on then if you think you can take me on, you upstart knockoff

Upstart Holdings Inc 

An AI lending platform that partners with banks and credit unions to provide consumer loans using non-traditional variables, such as education and employment, to predict creditworthiness.
"What do they do, I don't even know em?"..."uhh excuse me?"...."What does Upstart Holdings Inc do?"...."Uhh well, um, um, um I'm sorry."..."What kind of company is it?"...."yeah, um, you're breaking up", *Curb your enthusiasm theme song plays*.
Upstart Holdings Inc by PuruSaxena October 18, 2021

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living on a farm upstate

Being euthanized.
Buster got sick, he got a disease called 'rabies'. But a nice man came and volunteered to take care of him. He's going to be living on a farm upstate where he can run and play.
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