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launches

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɫɔntʃəz// UK //lˈɔːntʃɪz// launch·es

n. the start of something new, like a business, a product, or a website. It can also mean the act of sending a rocket or ship into the air or water.

n. the act of starting or introducing something new, such as a commercial product or a large-scale project. Also refers to the physical event of propelling a vehicle, particularly a spacecraft or vessel, into its environment.


SIMPLE

The company is planning three new product launches this year.

CONTEXTUAL

Successful tech launches often require months of marketing preparation to build excitement before the official release date.

COMPLEX

The agency coordinated several simultaneous satellite launches to establish the new global communications network before the end of the fiscal quarter.

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Often used in the plural when referring to a series of business events or scheduled space missions.

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