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a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking
the architect of the economic plan that rebuilt Europe after World War II
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Recent Examples of architects
According to my company’s survey of 1,150 senior IT decision-makers, business decision-makers and enterprise software architects responsible for process automation, 71% of organizations now use AI agents, but only 11% of use cases reached production last year.
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Jakob Freund, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Bringing corporations to the table One of the proposal’s principle architects said advocates for the tax increase had faced long odds from the start.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
This fear of collective consciousness is that which drives the straight path and its state and federal architects to do everything in their power to pave over the work and sanctity of ethnic studies.
—Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
The new museum is designed by the architects behind institutions including the Kolkata Museum of Modern Art, the Pérez Art Museum Miami, the De Young Museum in San Francisco, and others.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2026
For an entire weekend, these architects lived and hung out together while scientists subjected them to a litany of personality tests.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 17 June 2026
Around the world, innovative architects, scientists, and engineers are exploring building techniques and materials that can create places to live without hastening climate change.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026
Madison went on to become one of the principal architects of the Constitution and, later, the primary drafter of the Bill of Rights.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
The lost information was reconstructed by Gaudí’s collaborators which then helped later generations of architects.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
Jakob Freund, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Bringing corporations to the table One of the proposal’s principle architects said advocates for the tax increase had faced long odds from the start.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
This fear of collective consciousness is that which drives the straight path and its state and federal architects to do everything in their power to pave over the work and sanctity of ethnic studies.
—Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
The new museum is designed by the architects behind institutions including the Kolkata Museum of Modern Art, the Pérez Art Museum Miami, the De Young Museum in San Francisco, and others.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2026
For an entire weekend, these architects lived and hung out together while scientists subjected them to a litany of personality tests.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 17 June 2026
Around the world, innovative architects, scientists, and engineers are exploring building techniques and materials that can create places to live without hastening climate change.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026
Madison went on to become one of the principal architects of the Constitution and, later, the primary drafter of the Bill of Rights.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
The lost information was reconstructed by Gaudí’s collaborators which then helped later generations of architects.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for architects
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Going forward, songwriters and composers of new material on winning albums in most genre album categories will receive Grammy statuettes and achievement certificates, bringing their recognition in line with producers and engineers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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In a related move that extends recognition for songwriters, contributors to winning albums in most genre album categories will now receive Grammy statuettes and Achievement Certificates, which producers and engineers already receive.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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So, what do the masterminds at Love Island have in mind?—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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The inflatable work includes a sound element created by Thomas Bangalter, one of the two masterminds of the French electronic-music duo Daft Punk, and had been scheduled to be on view from June 6 through June 28.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
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After the official signing of the 14-point peace plan between the United States and Iran, world leaders have welcomed the diplomatic efforts.—
Pamela Avila,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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Tech executives and other business leaders oppose the idea and have threatened to move to other states.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Web developers and digital designers These workers build websites and apps, employing both coding and visual design skills.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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The new season will be bigger than ever with 22 designers from different backgrounds slated to compete.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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