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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
Things to do Menorca’s art scene dates from the 1960s when the Grupo Menorca founded the island’s first contemporary art gallery.
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Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 22 June 2026
Clive Davis, the music executive who founded Arista Records and J Records and helped shape the careers of Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, Carlos Santana, Janis Joplin, Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood and many others, died on Monday at his home in New York City.
—Dan Hyman, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026
Simmons also founded Corridor Gallery in his Brooklyn loft apartment, to name just a few of his creative initiatives and long list of accomplishments.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 22 June 2026
Commissioner first received support from the foundation’s Knight Arts Challenge when the nonprofit was founded in 2017.
—Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
It was founded in 2006 by a senior engineer from Celestron, Richard Hedrick, who had watched as that company’s manufacturing base was slowly moved to China.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026
The music executive has worked with some of the biggest names in hip-hop and founded his own management company in 2022.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
The James Beard Foundation was founded in 1986 and is named for the legendary cookbook author who has been called America’s first foodie.
—Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
The company was founded in 1998 by skydivers Chris Hall and his father, John Hall, and for nearly three decades has operated out of Butler Memorial Airport.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 22 June 2026
Clive Davis, the music executive who founded Arista Records and J Records and helped shape the careers of Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, Carlos Santana, Janis Joplin, Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood and many others, died on Monday at his home in New York City.
—Dan Hyman, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026
Simmons also founded Corridor Gallery in his Brooklyn loft apartment, to name just a few of his creative initiatives and long list of accomplishments.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 22 June 2026
Commissioner first received support from the foundation’s Knight Arts Challenge when the nonprofit was founded in 2017.
—Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
It was founded in 2006 by a senior engineer from Celestron, Richard Hedrick, who had watched as that company’s manufacturing base was slowly moved to China.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026
The music executive has worked with some of the biggest names in hip-hop and founded his own management company in 2022.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
The James Beard Foundation was founded in 1986 and is named for the legendary cookbook author who has been called America’s first foodie.
—Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
The company was founded in 1998 by skydivers Chris Hall and his father, John Hall, and for nearly three decades has operated out of Butler Memorial Airport.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for founded
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What is established is that the celebrated director Lonny Price, who played Neil Kellerman in the movie, is helming this version and Darrell Grand Moultrie, who has a robust background in choreographing both ballet and Beyoncé, is in charge of the dancing.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
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Bringing that inside-out understanding of his industry and its history speaks to his strengths as a veteran working actor who has made a habit of dropping into established and popular shows mid-run and shaking things up.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
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The tech alliance pioneered by Canada and Germany is a practical blueprint here.—
Aidan Gomez,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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Bell said that the family pioneered the free play arcade business model in 1990, all while not selling alcohol at the business like other entertainment centers.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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Two wars in as many years with Israel — both launched on other’s behalf but with outsized consequences borne here — have resulted in thousands of dead, a million-plus displacement crisis and the leveling and occupation of wide swaths of the country.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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In October 2025 Anthropic launched Claude for Life Sciences, the first time that the company released a product for a specific vertical market.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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The investment firm initiated research coverage of NANO Nuclear with a buy rating on Wednesday, giving the stock a $45 price target, implying 60% upside from Thursday’s close.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
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The staredown initiated a little argy-bargy between the pair as both teams exited the field.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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But, by 2030, AI’s intelligence per watt (to reference a new metric recently introduced by Chris Re and colleagues at Stanford) will be dramatically higher, to a degree that few today are anticipating or have yet internalized.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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Transit profiles typically extend slightly beyond truckload timelines, with additional days introduced when freight moves across multiple rail networks.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
22 June 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.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
21 June 2026
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The dry conditions have also created high fire danger in parts of the state.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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The motion also stated that Boutros has instituted a new policy for when judges request grand jury transcripts.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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The central bank had never issued policy statements at the end of its rate-setting meetings until Greenspan instituted the practice in 1994.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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“Founded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founded. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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