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cofounder

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as in founder

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Recent Examples of cofounder Mitchell Zuckerman, a cofounder of Art Market Advisors and a former Sotheby’s executive, told me that executors and beneficiaries frequently choose guarantees. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Marc Rowan, the cofounder and CEO of Apollo Global Management, juggled a slew of hospitality and retail gigs before leading the $79 billion investment giant. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 In March, BioNTech announced that Sahin and his cofounder and wife Özlem Türeci, the company’s chief medical officer, would depart the company to lead a new biotech focused on developing mRNA medicines. — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 3 Aug. 2026 The Rooney cofounder took on the gig after previously appearing in 1999’s The Virgin Suicides, the feature directorial debut of his his cousin, Sofia Coppola. — Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 Ozzy Osbourne, cofounder of Black Sabbath, died July 22, 2025, at 76, weeks after performing a farewell concert in Birmingham, England. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026 Darius Fisher is cofounder and CEO of Status Labs, a leading authority in digital reputation strategy. — Darius Fisher, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 As a result, said Roots cofounder and chief marketing officer Edreece Arghandiwal, the Coliseum was able to host a lucrative Mexico-Japan international friendly last summer on the stadium grounds, along with two annual domestic cricket events. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

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Erik Tegner, a journalist and founder of the conservative publication Frontières, was confronted after leaving a bar with friends on Wednesday night.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026
Rick Doblin, the founder and president of MAPS, had identified, decades earlier, that veterans, as a sympathetic constituency, were the surest route to bipartisan support.

— Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

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Architect Francisco Urcola, icon and creator of San Sebastián’s Victoria Eugenia Theater and the Monumental Bullring in Seville, designed this place.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
In Detroit, El-Sayed posed for photos and participated in interviews with content creators at a backyard pool party before a final rally with supporters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

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