as in founders
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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Noun
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Jolene co-founders Anthony Kiedis and Shane Powers pose with Meadow Lane founder, Sammy Nussdorf, at the gourmet grocer's Tribeca location in New York.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026 -
Marisha Brown-Smith, the granddaughter of founders Anthony and Alda Rieke, said the family recipe has stayed the same for nine decades.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2026
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Diving Bell is among a batch of talent agencies focused on digital talent and creators, notable for focusing on talent who straddle the content creation, broadcast, literary and IP spaces.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2026
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Some of the traditional news perches aren’t waiting for creators to come knocking.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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Harry closed his Movember appearance with a message to fathers about mental health and the realities of parenthood.—
Megan Hustwaite,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Five fathers, including Mendez’s father, Gonzalo, who led the effort, filed the lawsuit in 1945 against school districts in Westminster, Garden Grove, Santa Ana and El Modena, which today falls under the Orange Unified School District.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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As the study authors stated, the historical sources on the Roman Empire typically don’t include information about the provinces far from the capital.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026
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Why royalties don't always add up In theory, authors earn additional money through royalties once book sales exceed the advance.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Establishers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/establishers. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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