as in established
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John Harvard did not actually found the university that now bears his name
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Recent Examples of founded
Indian hotelier Ashok Khanna founded the place as a response to epidemic stress levels, with a mission to rebalance holistically.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Encode is led by Stanford University student Sneha Revanur, who founded the organization in 2020.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 17 Mar. 2026
Shilpa Iyengar founded Alterre shoes with her best friend, Harmony Richards, shortly after the two graduated from Parsons The New School for Design in New York City.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2026
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Darlington, a Rome school founded in 1905, won the Private championship with a 53-50 victory over defending champion Holy Innocents’.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 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
Beyond, founded in 2009 and known primarily for its pea-protein burger patties and steaks, has had some turbulent times recently.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Encode is led by Stanford University student Sneha Revanur, who founded the organization in 2020.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 17 Mar. 2026
Shilpa Iyengar founded Alterre shoes with her best friend, Harmony Richards, shortly after the two graduated from Parsons The New School for Design in New York City.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2026
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Darlington, a Rome school founded in 1905, won the Private championship with a 53-50 victory over defending champion Holy Innocents’.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 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
Beyond, founded in 2009 and known primarily for its pea-protein burger patties and steaks, has had some turbulent times recently.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for founded
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Setting an example Leju, a humanoid robot company that established a robot training center in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, with state support, has created environments such as an automobile assembly line, a smart home, and an eldercare facility within a 10,000-square-foot ㎡ space.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Several of the newest members, picked by Kennedy and his allies, have questioned established medical research on vaccines.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Around 1980, channels such as C-SPAN and CNN pioneered the idea that videos could mediate the reality of a universe that is too large and complex to be wholly perceived for people with limited time, attention, and sensory abilities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 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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Both sides have launched multiple strikes against each other from Lebanon, and noncombatants have been killed as a result.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Mar. 2026
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Kathryn Palmer Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Iran on Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces announced, targeting infrastructure in western Iran.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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Microsoft initiated a quarterly dividend in 2003, meaning a buy-and-hold investor would have collected an additional $341,513 in dividends on top of their principal gains by 2022.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Since 2024, according to department data, Arlington police have seen a 33% jump in traffic stops initiated by general patrol officers, with a 60% increase in traffic stops where citations are issued.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2026
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Encode’s vice president of public policy issued a statement endorsing HB 286 after the group paid for polling that found broad support for the bill among Utah voters just days after it was introduced.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors have also introduced letters from the State Department, the Defense Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the FBI stating that searches found no record that the defendants had ever been employed by those federal agencies.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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And that’s the exact advantage Mansfield Summit’s smothering defense created in the Class 5A Division II state championship.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
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.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Philippines and Pakistan both instituted four-day work weeks for government workers, and Bangladesh has even shifted its calendar, bringing forward its Eid-al-fitr holiday, allowing universities to close early in a bid to save fuel.—
Lim Hui Jie,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2026
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The city of Fort Worth has instituted a hiring freeze because of a budget shortfall, according to a memo from City Manager Jay Chapa shared with the Star-Telegram by District 3 council member Michael Crain.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2026
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