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Recent Examples of founds
Last year, people searching for missing relatives founds piles of shoes and other clothing, as well as bone fragments at what authorities later said was a Jalisco cartel recruitment and training site.
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Fabiola Sanchez, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
Last year, people searching for missing relatives founds piles of shoes and other clothing, as well as bone fragments, at what authorities later said was a Jalisco cartel recruitment and training site.
—Garrett Haake, NBC news, 22 Feb. 2026
Jackson also founds the National Rainbow Coalition, whose mission is to protect, defend and gain civil rights by leveling the economic and educational playing fields, and to promote peace and justice around the world.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
But the gun has more limited ammunition compared to semi-automatic pistols that can carry 10 to 17 founds or more.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
Fabiola Sanchez, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
Last year, people searching for missing relatives founds piles of shoes and other clothing, as well as bone fragments, at what authorities later said was a Jalisco cartel recruitment and training site.
—Garrett Haake, NBC news, 22 Feb. 2026
Jackson also founds the National Rainbow Coalition, whose mission is to protect, defend and gain civil rights by leveling the economic and educational playing fields, and to promote peace and justice around the world.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
But the gun has more limited ammunition compared to semi-automatic pistols that can carry 10 to 17 founds or more.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for founds
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The measure, which passed on the consent calendar as its second reading, establishes protections to ensure that city facilities and contracts are not used to facilitate discrimination, unlawful detention, or the criminalization of individuals based on immigration status.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Parent voters must provide additional identification or documentation that establishes themselves as the parent, legal guardian or temporary custodian of a child enrolled in the school.—
Hope Moses,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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KeyBanc initiates Planet Fitness at overweight Key says the fitness company is too attractive to ignore.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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The attack bypasses many standard malware protections because the user initiates it.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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This designation introduces an additional layer of operational pressure to what is already an unusually strained deployment.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Each episode introduces the story of a real conflict between neighbors over a variety of grievances.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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When the new website launches, users will need to update all bookmarks to webpages and PDF forms because all links will change.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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To replace it, Flyow offers a couple of different options, but the one that most occupies the same new midlayer space is the TC Vest, which launches in Fall 26.—
Jakob Schiller,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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Dresses with empire silhouettes—that is, a high waist directly under the bust and a softly falling skirt that creates a romantic, almost fairytale-like drape—have become especially popular in the bridal market as a result.—
Madeline Dangmann,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
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Jordan creates two distinct personalities with his main characters.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Founds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founds. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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