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bootstrappers

noun

plural of bootstrapper

as in powerhouses

an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired he was the proverbial bootstrapper, having worked his way up from the mail room to the corner office

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Recent Examples of bootstrappers On top of these baseline requirements, the bootstrappers must make further assumptions in order to arrive at a unique answer. — Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026

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powerhouses

Noun

His movies are patient powerhouses that reject conventional movie plotting.

— Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
He was born and raised in a small rural community in Oklahoma, hundreds of miles west of the Ivy League powerhouses to the east.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

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boots (up)

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