founding father

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Recent Examples of founding father The show, which is about the rise and fall of founding father on the 10 dollar bill, Alexander Hamilton and has a hip-hop twist on the music, debuted on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in 2015. Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025 North Carolina native and James Beard award-winning chef Vivian Howard is behind The Sanderling’s signature restaurant, named Theodosia after the daughter of founding father Aaron Burr. Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025 This is the theory that Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan, promulgated. Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 May 2025 Dana Taylor: Thomas Jefferson, a founding father is ennobled in U.S. history books. Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for founding father
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Noun
  • The billionaire Amazon founder has been forced to relocate his three-day extravaganza in Venice, following protests in the city.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 June 2025
  • Bezos, who is the billionaire founder and CEO of Amazon, has been married once before; so has Sánchez.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • But the only person who might feel like a bigger wait has lifted from his shoulders is the show's creator and director, Hwang Dong-hyuk.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 July 2025
  • The studio is banking on the rapidly growing global anime fandom, particularly in the U.S., where enthusiasm spans general audiences, Hollywood creators, celebrities and businesses.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • His father Jason Richardson spent more than a decade in the NBA, including part of two seasons with the Magic (2010-12).
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
  • Originally designed in 1895 by Sir Henry Peto—whose father built Nelson’s Column—the grounds have been restored and expanded.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 June 2025

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“Founding father.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founding%20father. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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