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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 letter, sent Friday, comes amid a high-stakes legal battle currently playing out in an Oakland federal courtroom between onetime partners Altman and Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, who in 2015 co-founded the AI company best known for creating ChatGPT.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Monday’s celebrations at London’s Royal Albert Hall commemorates the 50th anniversary of The King’s Trust, a charity founded by King Charles III in 1976.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
One router maker still waiting for an exemption is TP-Link, which was founded in China but relocated to the US in 2024.
—ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
Isabel Rafferty-Zavala founded the company in 2019 and runs it as CEO.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 May 2026
Tri-Rail, operated by the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, was founded in 1989 by the state as a traffic relief valve while Interstate 95 and Florida’s Turnpike were being widened.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
Their water concerns may be well founded.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 11 May 2026
The Chicago Defender newspaper was founded.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
It was founded in 1998 by Germaine Acogny, who is widely regarded as the mother of African contemporary dance.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Monday’s celebrations at London’s Royal Albert Hall commemorates the 50th anniversary of The King’s Trust, a charity founded by King Charles III in 1976.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
One router maker still waiting for an exemption is TP-Link, which was founded in China but relocated to the US in 2024.
—ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
Isabel Rafferty-Zavala founded the company in 2019 and runs it as CEO.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 May 2026
Tri-Rail, operated by the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, was founded in 1989 by the state as a traffic relief valve while Interstate 95 and Florida’s Turnpike were being widened.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
Their water concerns may be well founded.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 11 May 2026
The Chicago Defender newspaper was founded.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
It was founded in 1998 by Germaine Acogny, who is widely regarded as the mother of African contemporary dance.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for founded
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The Visitors’ Lions were hastily established by the Biennale after the resignation of the jury, who were, of course, responsible for the assignment of the Golden Lion awards.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
11 May 2026
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Serialized vertical video series with episodes lasting just a few minutes apiece first established itself in Asia but has drawn significant investment Stateside in recent years.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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There, she is being introduced to the city’s culture, history and globally influential educational philosophy, which has pioneered progressive approaches to early childhood development.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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As Sportico has reported, Kalshi pioneered the use of a Request for Quote (RFQ) market structure to facilitate custom parlays, which were previously nonexistent on prediction markets.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
13 May 2026
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Last week, a group of Spirit’s former employees and fans launched an online campaign to buy the airline.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Torres launched a shot in nearly the identical spot as Copeland for a two-run homer and Hagerty was on its way to Fort Myers.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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The project, which used a Dornier Alpha Jet aircraft and a HAX25 sounding rocket developed by an Italian company named T4i, was initiated to support Italy’s push to develop a more responsive launch capability.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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The Port of Seattle and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport endured a cyberattack in August 2024 initiated by a ransomware group that caused some IT system outages disrupting Wi-Fi, facility websites, flight display screens and check-in kiosks.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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Chicken rice is a serious business in East and Southeast Asia, and the recipe at this prosaic storefront has a lineage that goes back to the celebrated version introduced in the 1970s at Chatterbox in Singapore.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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To raise awareness, this April, American outdoor brand Patagonia introduced a policy on Chinese e-commerce platforms requiring shoppers to pay 15 renminbi, or around $2, for their first item and 5 renminbi, or 70 cents, for each additional item at checkout.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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Benson created scoring chances throughout the game and finished with a goal and an assist.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Friday night’s fans may have inadvertently created a new tradition.—
Warren Mayes,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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Southern’s new policy instituted segregation curtains in their dining cars.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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The government and the country’s space agency, ISRO, instituted this change in response to the rise of commercial space industries in the United States, and later China, that were playing an increasingly important role in global spaceflight.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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