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Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 30 July 2023
In the form of poetry commonly known as erasure, a poet prunes a found body of language—often an official document or a canonical work of literature—whose ablations paradoxically lead to revelation, uncovering subtext, lyricism, lost histories, and politics barely hidden beneath the surface.
—Nicole Sealey, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
Curtis holds his found family of friends very, very dear to him.
—Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2023
Legge and his cinematographer, Oona Menges, use period cameras and lenses to shoot the film and otherwise employ found footage.
—Vulture, 23 May 2023
And Jonathan Honey, 33, was found on April 1, a day after he was last seen at a food truck on Rainey Street. TEXANS SOUNDING SAFETY ALARMS AFTER LATEST BODY FOUND IN LAKE Autopsy reports were not publicly available, but police said the victims showed no signs of trauma or foul play.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 17 Apr. 2023
Townsend’s whimsical clay sculptures often incorporate found elements from the roadside.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
Holley’s sculptures are constructed from found materials in the tradition of African American sculpture.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Mar. 2023
The movie is ultimately about pitting two families against each other: the Baileys vs. the Carpenters and their found family, the Meeks-Martin twins.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2023
Ellie Beeck, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023
In September 2021, Kat founded Little Words Limited, a company dedicated to providing digital training for women writers.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2023
The real power behind the throne at Mr. Murdoch’s empire will continue to be the man who founded it, said Rich Greenfield, an analyst at LightShed Partners.
—Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
We were founded in 2008 to fill a growing hole in journalism: Newsrooms were (and still are) shrinking, and legacy funding models are failing.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2023
Alfa Romeo, founded in 1910 and one of the world’s oldest automotive marques, has a rich history in motorsport and elegant road-going sports cars, the latter including the stunning 1960s-era Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2023
The 56-year-old fashion designer, who’s also a senior vice president of menswear at Calvin Klein, founded his eponymous label in 2015, with a hunger for beauty in all forms and a refusal to water down his politics to appeal to the industry.
—Time, 21 Sep. 2023
Ruinart, founded in 1729, is known for its blanc de blancs, a rosé and its tête de cuvée, called Dom Ruinart.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
An iPod cost $400 in 2001. Spotify, founded in 2006.
—Les Borsai, Spin, 14 Sep. 2023
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Word History
Adjective
from past participle of find entry 1
Noun
from past participle of find entry 1
Verb (1)
Middle English founden, borrowed from Anglo-French fonder, funder, going back to Latin fundāre, derivative of fundus "bottom, base, foundation" — more at bottom entry 1
Verb
borrowed from Middle French fondre "to melt, cast," going back to Old French, going back to Latin fundere "to pour, shed, cast, send forth, disperse," going back to Indo-European *ǵhu-n-d-, present tense derivative of *ǵheu̯d- "pour" (also Germanic, in Old English gēotan "to pour, shed," Old High German giozan, Old Norse gjóta "to drop, throw, give birth [of animals]," Gothic giutan "to pour"), extended form of Indo-European *ǵheu̯- "pour," whence Greek chéō, cheîn "to pour, shed," Tocharian B kewu "I will pour," Sanskrit juhoti "(s/he) pours, sacrifices"
Adjective
1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1830, in the meaning defined above
Verb (1)
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1562, in the meaning defined above
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“Found.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/found. Accessed 1 Oct. 2023.
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Kids Definition
found
2 of 3 verbfound
3 of 3 verbVerb
Middle English founden "found, establish," from early French funder (same meaning), from Latin fundare (same meaning), from fundus "bottom, base" — related to fund, fundamental
Verb
from early French fondre "to pour, melt," from Latin fundere (same meaning) — related to font entry 2, founder entry 2
Legal Definition
found
1 of 2past and past participle of find
found
2 of 2 transitive verb
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