as in to establish
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
John Harvard did not actually found the university that now bears his name
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The company was founded by Eric and Mark Williams, who respectively oversee Zero Gravity management and production divisions.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
This led to him founding the Shameless Fund in 2024.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
The transaction is being financed by a group of investors that includes Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, private equity group Silver Lake, and an investment firm founded by Jared Kushner, the company said in a statement this week.
—Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
This led to him founding the Shameless Fund in 2024.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
The transaction is being financed by a group of investors that includes Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, private equity group Silver Lake, and an investment firm founded by Jared Kushner, the company said in a statement this week.
—Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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With more than 20 years of experience at Calvin Klein, Victoria Beckham, Chloé and Stella McCartney, Smiley-Smith was brought in to re-establish a more refined, accessible luxury profile.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
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The city’s mayor, Brandon Johnson, signed an order directing Chicago law enforcement and officials not to cooperate with federal agents and established an initiative intended to protect residents’ rights.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025
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In her pioneering studies in the lush rainforest of Tanzania’s Gombe Stream Game Reserve, now a national park, Goodall noted that the most successful chimp leaders were gentle, caring and familial.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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But the rapid advancement and adoption of AI chips, pioneered by Nvidia, has left it flat-footed.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Chavarria, who introduced Delta Dental’s first menopause report three years ago, says policies such as remote work can help.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The training introduces the concepts used in stream team monitoring such as hydrology, natural and human impact on streams and monitoring methods.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security has detained hundreds of TPS holders from Venezuela nationwide, creating confusion about how the protections are being applied.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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Democrats want to overturn spending cuts Republicans approved earlier in the year for Medicaid, which provides health insurance for Americans living in or near poverty, and extend insurance subsidies created by the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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He is seen as a younger, more moderate voice – having vowed to clean up politics, initiate discussions on constitutional reform and allow married couples to use separate surnames, something currently banned under law.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Red Cat Holdings — The drone stock added 14% after Needham initiated research coverage at a buy.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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The elections division launched an investigation and reached out to their partners, including the printer and authorized carrier.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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To put it all in perspective, The Athletic is launching a project to look back at the people and moments that have defined that history.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Found.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/found. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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