as in to establish
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
John Harvard did not actually found the university that now bears his name
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Warning signs Nowadays, the layoff cycles are much shorter than before, said Bryan Creely, who founded A Life After Layoff, a career coaching company.
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Dian Zhang, USA Today, 4 May 2026
That message guides Unconventional Life, the company Schroeder founded and leads.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
Sun, who founded the decentralized blockchain platform Tron in 2017, has a net wealth of nearly $12 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 4 May 2026
The startup was founded three years ago by OpenAI chairman and former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, with former Google executive Clay Bavor.
—Kate Rooney, CNBC, 4 May 2026
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Dian Zhang, USA Today, 4 May 2026
That message guides Unconventional Life, the company Schroeder founded and leads.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
Sun, who founded the decentralized blockchain platform Tron in 2017, has a net wealth of nearly $12 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 4 May 2026
The startup was founded three years ago by OpenAI chairman and former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, with former Google executive Clay Bavor.
—Kate Rooney, CNBC, 4 May 2026
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The idea was then taken up by other Scottish scholars, including James Frazer, whose widely read compendium The Golden Bough (1890) attempted to establish cross-cultural parallels in mythology.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Located right alongside its Sunset Strip neighbor Book Soup, Mystery Pier was established by character actor Harvey Jason and his son Louis, who continue to run the store together.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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The pioneering budget carrier was among the first to launch a business model that centered ultra-low fares and made almost every service, from in-flight beverages and seat selection to carry-on bags, an add-on fee.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 May 2026
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Cohen knows today’s podcasting cabal owes him a debt for pioneering its booking practices; Call Her Daddy and Las Culturistas don’t get to bounce between Michelle Obama and Huda Mustafa from Love Island USA without Cohen’s tradition of loving nosiness.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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Monken, who was hired in January, is expected to introduce a new offensive system in Cleveland.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2026
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City Councilman John Lee introduced a motion April 10, calling for stricter regulations on e-bikes.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Over the past decade, Pau has created a series of media installations about the bauhinia, exploring different methods of rendering scientific data as sound and light.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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One clear choice creates stability.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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And yet dealmaking, the act that initiates the entire relationship, operates in a kind of contractual no-man’s-land where no clock runs and no consequence attaches to delay.—
George Heller,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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Chinese state media proactively publicized the visit late Tuesday, citing a foreign ministry statement that noted Beijing initiated the invitation.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Sonic booms are expected along California’s Central Coast late Saturday as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket into orbit.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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In the five-minute work, Pau employs snippets lifted from government newsreels, most notably footage of a swimming contest held at Victoria Harbor in the 1960s showing throngs of Hong Kong citizens launching themselves into the ocean and paddling enthusiastically.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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“Found.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/found. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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