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or institutor
as in founder
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
Eli Whitney is known as the instituter of the American system of manufacture on account of his pioneering concept of the mass production of interchangeable parts
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Paris dominated global fashion traffic, accounting for 49 percent of views compared with 25 percent for Milan, 17 percent for New York and 9 percent for London, Tagwalk founder and chief executive officer Alexandra Van Houtte said during a presentation on Thursday.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025 -
But so far, no other competitors — including Boeing and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin — have been able to offer anything close to what SpaceX has.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
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Of that group of six, two (Weapons and Sinners) were spun whole cloth from their creators' imaginations, with The Black Phone, Final Destination, and The Conjuring follow-ons from franchises that began as original IP.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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The brand has also gotten a boost from TikTok, where content creators share videos of their Comfort Colors products that viewers can purchase via the platform's shopping feature.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
19 Oct. 2025
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The reason the belief is so strong is because of the lessons his father, Lionel Sr,.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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It’s been two years since Nowell became the lead singer in Sublime, the same band once headed by his late father, Bradley Nowell.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Mandato cited writings of several founding fathers, including John Adams, Daniel Webster and John Witherspoon, who argued the country's constitutional system cannot endure without a moral and religious population, and Christian principals are conducive to good citizenship.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
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That’s the way the founding fathers intended it.—
Mark Waller,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Instituter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instituter. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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