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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That’s exactly the sort of work that Jason Wiggam, a founding partner of Wiggam Law in Atlanta, Georgia, does.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Golden State Valkyries player Temi Fagbenle rocks the runway in Seyah, a brand founded by teammate Tiffany Hayes.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The venture capital firm is reportedly a key investor in Kela, an Israeli tech startup founded after October 7 that develops military AI.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2025
The streamer and distributor accepted a $100 million investment from a company that also backs Kela, a defense startup founded in 2024 by Israeli intelligence veterans after the October 7 terrorist attacks.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Golden State Valkyries player Temi Fagbenle rocks the runway in Seyah, a brand founded by teammate Tiffany Hayes.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The venture capital firm is reportedly a key investor in Kela, an Israeli tech startup founded after October 7 that develops military AI.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2025
The streamer and distributor accepted a $100 million investment from a company that also backs Kela, a defense startup founded in 2024 by Israeli intelligence veterans after the October 7 terrorist attacks.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
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The roots of my family tree are firmly established in the soil of Great Britain.—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Period-appropriate musical elements will help establish the nostalgic atmosphere.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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Hence, clubs are turning to the player-trading model long pioneered, and more recently supercharged, by Chelsea.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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When tragedy strikes close to home, Six and Green are left with not only the tremendous pressure of their pioneering careers and the game itself, but also with the weight and contradiction of what is expected of them.—
Eliana Ramage
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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City Council member Trenika McCoy, who represents Ward 2 on the eastern part of the city, is proposing to put the question to the voters by introducing an ordinance that would allow voters to decide during an election next year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Sep. 2025
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Hockey Ultimate Team is introducing HUT Seasons, while World of Chel and HUT are both fully crossplay-enabled this year.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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When interviewed by officers, Burns admitted to creating multiple social media accounts to distribute and receive child pornography, including files of prepubescent children, the release states.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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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.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Trump has previously ordered certain drug cartels — including five Mexican syndicates — to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations, and last month signed a Pentagon directive initiating the use of military force against drug trafficking groups.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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My dad, who was on AT&T, initiated the same test, and the Skylo phone still received one SMS message out of order as well.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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Gaza health officials say more than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched its military campaign in October 2023 following a Hamas attack on southern Israel that saw 1,200 people killed and hundreds of people taken hostage in the weeks that followed.—
Josh Wood,
The Courier-Journal,
31 Aug. 2025
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After the accusations were levied by the RNC, Google launched a temporary pilot program in August 2022 to exempt qualified political emails from Gmail’s spam filter, which the RNC opted to not participate in, according to court documents.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Found.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/found. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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