bootstrapping
- present participle of bootstrap.
Example Sentences
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Culturally, this typically gets framed as alpha-male, gym-rat bluster about bootstrapping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2026
In that context, the bootstrapping process to cheat social death is a remarkable feat of development.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2024
It’s a quintessential American story, of bootstrapping from the humblest of origins to the literal highest of heights.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
The success of Leo’s empire has long depended upon compartmentalizing and bootstrapping.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2022
He had worked as a printer but was now bootstrapping his own print shop on a shoestring, and became entirely self-employed.
From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Solomon, Steve
