as in creator
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
Maria Montessori was the founder of an educational system dedicated to maximizing a child's creative potential
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as in to collapse
to be unsuccessful
the theater company foundered after its corporate funding dried up
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as in to go
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
the twin towers started to sway and suddenly foundered
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Recent Examples of founder
Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
Working alongside Mimi Maddock McMakin (the principal designer and founder of Kemble Interiors) as well as with the Historical Society of Palm Beach County and the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, the new owners took great care to preserve the history and memories within.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
The director, an NYU hotshot whose career almost foundered after Going in Style, has a nice, leisurely way with the material.
—David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2024
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Best In Games in Ypsilanti, owned by Zap Zone founder Gaz Ismail, will also host a large New Year's Eve bash from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. featuring family-friendly activities.
—Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
Working alongside Mimi Maddock McMakin (the principal designer and founder of Kemble Interiors) as well as with the Historical Society of Palm Beach County and the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, the new owners took great care to preserve the history and memories within.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
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What his early weeks in the job have shown, however, is that Slot’s fortunes will not founder on a reluctance to try to improve the players at his disposal.
—Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
The director, an NYU hotshot whose career almost foundered after Going in Style, has a nice, leisurely way with the material.
—David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2024
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Prince William was in the audience at the time, and it was said to be a key moment in the couple falling in love, though the TikTok creator chose the less daring of Kate's outfits, a black dress.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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But Dan Guido, founder of cybersecurity company Trail of Bits and one of the creators of iVerify, told Forbes there’s more Apple can do to help those who have evidence their devices have been hacked.Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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After France's government collapses:Macron names Francois Bayrou prime minister Scholz has been Germany's chancellor since late 2021, replacing conservative Angela Merkel, who spent 16 years in the role.Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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It’s been anemic for decades but refusing to collapse, like so many empires.Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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The cases, brought by 60 men and 60 women, span incidents going as far back as 1991.Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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The fact that tax revenue didn't go directly back into the community, to fix roads and bridges damaged by years of fighting, made some residents angry — and fueled protests.Lauren Frayer, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
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Khan is also the lead author of an opinion piece that was published in JAMA in mid-November, written in response to the Evernorth study and KFF’s 2023 and 2024 poll data.New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
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Yet Schrader seems insensitive to the sorrow and sagacity that John Huston made palpable in his adaptation of Under the Volcano by another Canadian author, Malcolm Lowery.Armond White, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
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During this two-year period, a mix of crafty and bumbling crooks took advantage of a tax loophole that — not unlike the plot hatched in Mel Brooks’ The Producers — allowed labels to write off losses on albums that had supposedly flopped.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
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The pre-flop raiser had pocket Aces (AA) and flopped top set.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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But while benefit checks will still go out, people who need to contact the Social Security Administration for assistance are likely to face longer wait times as SSA employees begin to be furloughed.Marley Jay, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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New state rebates, combined with federal incentives, will help Marylanders save thousands of dollars on installing heat pumps when their HVAC or furnace goes out.Susan Miller, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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Officials said the charges came after investigators presented additional evidence to a grand jury following the arrest of 33-year-old Andrew Kammerer, the child's father.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
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Stack has attributed this to his father’s short temper.Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Hartman, in a lengthy offensive slump, failed to get back defensively on the Panthers’ third goal.Joe Smith, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Baldwin led a group of 21 Democratic senators in a largely symbolic effort to strike Johnson's language on Monday, but the effort failed.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Founder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founder. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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