variants
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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Trump commuted the sentences of all Jan. 6 defendants convicted of plotting to forcibly halt the certification of the 2020 presidential election, including Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, to time served.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025 -
Brandon Bell—Pool/AP In the end, Trump sided with the SpaceX founder over whether the H-1B program was worth continuing.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
20 Jan. 2025
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Its platforms have empowered creators globally, leaving a digital footprint and legacy of innovation and creativity.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Steele worries, too, about losing access to TikTok Shop, the app’s storefront feature that lets creators host live selling events.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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The trouble began when the OP reserved a shaded table for her elderly father, who had recently undergone surgery.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Buckley’s father, musician Tim Buckley, died of a heroin overdose when Jeff was 8, and Jeff was raised by his mother, Mary Guibert, who has been the keeper of his archive since his death.—
Rebecca Keegan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Jan. 2025
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founding father of France’s modern far right, died at 96.—
the staff of The Morning,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Fleischer keeps a file of heated American political rhetoric dating to the founding fathers.—
Noah Bierman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Sep. 2024
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