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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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Political unrest urged by anti-Trump liberals, coupled with attacks on Tesla vehicles and dealerships due to founder Elon Musk’s close association with the president, appears to be pushing some people to buy guns for self-defense.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2025 -
One of the founders was nearly shouting into the phone.—
Stephan Lendi,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Michaels is the creator and executive producer of SNL UK, and the show will be produced by his company Broadway Video and Universal Television Alternative Studio’s U.K. production team.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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But while Bad Influence is focused on the story of one influencer and her allegedly aggressive momager, the series also highlights the exploitation inherent to child influencing — a conflict both creator and consumers are challenged by to this day.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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The bride's father also set the standard in his first wedding speech by playing a PowerPoint with more than 200 photos of Chernoff and Werner over the years.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The podcast itself is very emotional in terms of coming to terms with who her father is, and also sitting down with the family members of her father’s victims.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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The picturesque hamlet is where Napa’s founding father, George Yount, established a village in the 1850s.—
Katie Sweeney,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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The moving, funny, thought-provoking and audience-interactive play is not a dry, educational tutorial about the document America’s founding fathers ratified in 1788.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Instituter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instituter. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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