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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
The company was founded by a Xavier University graduate, Peter Klekamp, in 2001 as a real estate management firm focused on multifamily and industrial properties.
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Randy Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Besides Groupon, the list of billion-dollar startups founded by Lefkofsky includes InnerWorkings, Echo, Mediaocean and Pathos AI.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Nashville Barrel Company was founded in 2018 and has a portfolio of bourbons, ryes and wines.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
The 17-year-old joins a steady stream of fighters on mats spattered with sweat, blood and occasional tears to spar under the watchful eye of Mansouri, a former professional MMA fighter who founded the space in 2020.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 3 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, 1 Sep. 2025
Taylor Townsend Shares Defiant Message After Ostapenko Clash The clip ignited fierce backlash, with Piotr identified online as the CEO of Drogbruk, a paving company he co-founded with Anna in 1999.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Caterina Volpicelli, from his maternal grandmother’s side, founded the Maids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Naples.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Gaia Labs, co-founded by CEO Matt Wright, Shashank Sripada and Sydney Lai aims to change that.
—Amy Guttman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Randy Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Besides Groupon, the list of billion-dollar startups founded by Lefkofsky includes InnerWorkings, Echo, Mediaocean and Pathos AI.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Nashville Barrel Company was founded in 2018 and has a portfolio of bourbons, ryes and wines.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
The 17-year-old joins a steady stream of fighters on mats spattered with sweat, blood and occasional tears to spar under the watchful eye of Mansouri, a former professional MMA fighter who founded the space in 2020.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 3 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, 1 Sep. 2025
Taylor Townsend Shares Defiant Message After Ostapenko Clash The clip ignited fierce backlash, with Piotr identified online as the CEO of Drogbruk, a paving company he co-founded with Anna in 1999.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Caterina Volpicelli, from his maternal grandmother’s side, founded the Maids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Naples.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Gaia Labs, co-founded by CEO Matt Wright, Shashank Sripada and Sydney Lai aims to change that.
—Amy Guttman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for founded
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The majority held that the right to end a pregnancy was found neither in the text of the Constitution nor in the nation's history, erasing a reproductive right the high court established nearly five decades ago.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Use a car dealership that is well established in your community.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
9 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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Bryce DeWitt and John Wheeler pioneered approaches to a quantum theory of gravity.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
5 Sep. 2025
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Back in June 2024, McDonald's launched the $5 Meal Deal in part to offset backlash from rising prices – highlighted by reports of an $18 Big Mac combo meal being sold at a Connecticut rest stop.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The original Power of Siberia pipeline, launched in 2019 under a $400 billion, 30-year contract, runs 1,865 miles from eastern Siberia into Heilongjiang province.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, social occasions might be canceled or initiated.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
6 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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North Vietnam introduced a two-child norm at the time, later extending it nationwide after the communist takeover of the South in 1975.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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This makes Carne Asada's fourth return to the menu since it was originally introduced at Chipotle in 2019.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The ad’s award has since been revoked and the agency that created it has issued a public apology, but Salvador isn’t done.—
Kyle Ingram,
Charlotte Observer,
7 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,
7 Sep. 2025
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This iteration of the rule was instituted in July, effectively allowing NASCAR to guarantee the six 23XI and FRM cars to be in the field if more than 40 cars enter a race.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Aug. 2025
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Conservation efforts pay off The Southern Nevada Water Authority has instituted a number of water conservation measures.—
Yvette Fernandez,
NPR,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Founded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founded. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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