as in founder
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
Theodor Herzl is often credited as the founding father of modern Zionism
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Black Bird apple tv+ Dickinson Year: 2019-2021 Length: 3 seasons, 30 episodes
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When the story of Apple TV+ is written, this show will be one of the founding fathers, a program that debuted back in 2019 and helped define the company’s early brand.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
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
Fleischer keeps a file of heated American political rhetoric dating to the founding fathers.
—Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
Arizona's founding fathers felt strongly that voters should have the right to make laws at the ballot box.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
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
Fleischer keeps a file of heated American political rhetoric dating to the founding fathers.
—Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
Arizona's founding fathers felt strongly that voters should have the right to make laws at the ballot box.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Jason Mitchell, founder of The Connected Set, demonstrated Storyboarder.ai, a $50-per-month animation tool that converts scripts into storyboards through generative AI.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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Fyre Festival 2 is set to be held on Mexico’s Isla Mujeres between May 30 and June 2, according to the festival’s founder Billy McFarland.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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Are custom creator experiences coming to Grand Theft Auto?—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The resulting look left the creator in tears of laughter.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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At least four of the detainees whose families spoke with the Herald are fathers to children 5 years old or younger.—
Claire Healy,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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Yarden Bibas, Shiri’s husband and the father of the two redheaded boys, was abducted separately during the attack, which set off Israel’s 15-month war in Gaza that killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and left much of the enclave in ruins.—
Isabel Kershner,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Founding father.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founding%20father. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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