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 site is owned by Un Melon en Wynwood LLC, an entity tied to Pitbull’s music label, which was founded in Miami in 2009 and represents over a dozen Latin music artists.
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Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Aaru, founded in March 2024, got a $1 billion headline valuation through a deal with multiple investment tiers.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Smith’s is a longtime favorite, now run by Kamika Smith and the fourth generation of the founding Smith family.
—Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
The historically Black university was founded in 1867 as Freedmen’s College of North Carolina.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
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Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Aaru, founded in March 2024, got a $1 billion headline valuation through a deal with multiple investment tiers.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Smith’s is a longtime favorite, now run by Kamika Smith and the fourth generation of the founding Smith family.
—Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
The historically Black university was founded in 1867 as Freedmen’s College of North Carolina.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
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Many key figures were associated with a movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which aims to establish Christian dominion over American society and government.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Neither team could establish an early advantage in the game featured three lead changes and three ties during the opening seven minutes.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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The one-time prize is given only this year, in honor of pioneering artist Robert Rauschenberg’s one hundredth birthday.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
16 Mar. 2026
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The countertop material — typically the mineral quartz crushed and cooked with plastic resins, dyes and glass into slabs — was pioneered in 1987 by Israel’s Caesarstone, which still makes it and is named in hundreds of lawsuits, including Peña’s.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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So clinging to a one-point advantage, David introduced the Mustangs to his dance.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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Gosling returned the favor by making a cameo during Styles' episode to help introduce one of his musical performances.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2026
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The goal in the West Bank is to create a homogenous ethnicity in a space that is being cleansed of Palestinians, and to expand the Israeli footprint there.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The county acted immediately after becoming aware of the video and initiated an investigation through the fraud unit of the California secretary of state’s office, said Erin Clausen, public information officer for the San Luis Obispo county clerk’s office.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The officers pulled their cruiser in front of the vehicle and turned on their blue lights to initiate a traffic stop.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Both countries have been struck during Iran's response after the United States and Israel launched a wave of attacks on Iran.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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The total fee required to launch my mother’s dress on this byzantine odyssey was seven thousand five hundred dollars.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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