as in founder
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
Alfred Stieglitz is often credited as the establisher of photography as an art form
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Ali Grace, founder and CEO of her namesake denim label, for example, said her business has been largely insulated, thanks in part to a model that sidesteps many of the pressures facing traditional supply chains.—
Andre Claudio,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2026 -
Sam Altman, the CEO and co-founder of OpenAI, led a prior $100-million funding round in 2022.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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State officials have a chance to signal that California is serious about keeping job creators here, not driving them out.—
Tom Manzo,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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Robbie Saenz de Viteri, the project’s co-creator, came into the visitor center, wheeling a library cart laden with a blinking soundboard.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Some had Robert Carlson's signature, but many appeared to be signed by his father.—
Carol Thompson,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Set in the last year of World War II on the remote North Sea island of Amrum, the story is told from the point of view of 12-year-old Nanning (Jasper Billerbeck), whose zealot mother (Laura Tonke) is raising him as a good Nazi while his father fights in the war.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Establisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/establisher. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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