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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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Noun
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Hayley Segar is the founder of onewith, a swimwear company that until recently manufactured entirely in China.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025 -
The conference will also feature prominent content creators including Dinesh Vijan, founder and CEO of India’s Maddock Films, and Angga Dwimas Sasongko, founder of Indonesia’s Visinema Pictures, who have been driving local storytelling in their respective markets.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
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LucasFilm then tapped Locke's Steven Knight to replace The Leftovers creator, though Knight, too, left the project, which may now be in limbo.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at kzsaxe@gmail.com.—
Kathleen Saxe,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Frustrated by his father's lack of respect, Brendan again approaches Seraphina with a shady deal.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Britain's Prince William, son of King Charles III, will attend the funeral on his father's behalf, Kensington Palace said.—
Susan Miller,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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No, what makes this French-language show about French history so extra, incredibly French is the namesake protagonist: a dashing, seductive, single-earring-wearing spy who also happens to be a founding father of haute cuisine.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2025
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William James, Charles Sanders Peirce, and John Dewey are generally seen as the movement’s founding fathers.—
Theodore McDarrah,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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