as in initiation
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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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Recent Examples of founding
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Fastvold, though, was passionately inspired by Lee’s biography, and imagined a film that would dramatize not only her story, but the kinds of convictions that contributed to the founding of this country.
—Claire Messud, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
The festival has been bringing families together with art since its founding in 1952 by a small group of women.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Fine-art style posters, flowery marketing and the promise of in-person spectacle, along with industry renown, helped drive visitation to 100,000 people by 1927 — an at least 10-fold increase since its founding.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
As the auction house notes, the check predates the company's official founding by 16 days.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Chapter one began with its founding by the Kingston Trio and their manager, Frank Werber.
—Jeff Burkhart, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Blige has been developing her portfolio in the film and TV space with Blue Butterfly Productions since its founding in 2019, inking a first-look TV deal with Lionsgate Television that year and first and second deal looks with BET in 2022.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
In the 54 years since its founding, the state, roughly the size of Austria, has grown into the Arab world’s second-largest economy, diversified more successfully than many of its oil-rich neighbors and emerged as a major global investor with influence in Washington, Europe and beyond.
—Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
James Powel, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
The OpenSnow reporting and forecasting service is predicting four to eight additional inches at many resorts between Wednesday evening and Friday morning, although founding meteorologist Joel Gratz acknowledged that the weather models for this system have been a bit confounding.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Phelps was also instrumental in NASCAR becoming more welcoming to people of all backgrounds, pushing NASCAR’s founding France family to disassociate from its relationship with the Confederate flag.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Schweitzer was also a founding partner in the agency’s 2012 management buyout.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
Since founding his maison in 2001, Høvring’s designs have catered to aesthetic timelessness, with handmade haute couture pieces fit for a fairy tale.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
His 1994 feature Sátántangó, a 450-minute adaptation of the novel by László Krasznahorkai, is considered one of the founding films of the contemporary slow cinema movement.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
Moody College of Communication and founding director of its Intellectual Entrepreneurship Consortium.
—Richard Cherwitz, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Many of them exist to this day, their founding histories preserved and celebrated in oral traditions.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
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Argillander said the reconfiguring of the management team laid the ground for the company to remain true to its founding ambitions at the same time as upping its activity.
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After recovering from the shooting, Giffords has become an advocate for gun control – founding an eponymous organization to advance the cause.
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Aries is a sign of initiation and autonomy, so having two generational planets in this Fire sign not only encourages us to stop outsourcing our power but also to fight for goals and dreams without cutting corners.—
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This ensuing odyssey rapidly evolves from a mere tracking expedition into a brutal test of endurance and a profound, sensory initiation.—
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Vrabel, who played alongside Brady for Bill Belichick before establishing himself as a coach in Tennessee, led them to a 14-3 record while coaxing a possible MVP performance out of now-sophomore QB Drake Maye.—
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Here is a copy of the complaint law enforcement filed establishing the basis for his arrest.—
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
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Also popular are small-batch brews with members of a home brew club or another small group bringing their own recipe, brewing it on site and participating in a tapping event to showcase their creation.—
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The comments came after the triumvirate blasted through a fizzy set of pioneering hip-hop.—
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Back then, however, no one knew what physical substance or mechanism was actually responsible for traits being passed from a parent on to offspring, despite the pioneering genetics work of Gregor Mendel and his pea plants in the 19th century.—
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He was voluntarily committed to a mental health institution after that and prescribed anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medication.—
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In recent years, it's also become one of the world's hottest cities for art, design, and architecture—and it's got the institutions to prove it.—
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In Texas, the state Legislature has sole responsibility for initiating amendments to its constitution.—
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Eleven is forced to enter the Abyss in person, initiating a fight between her and Vecna, while her friends fight the Mind Flayer.—
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Trump commented on the ballroom plans during his recent interview with The New York Times, insisting that the main point of the changes was so there could be a secure site in the residence to hold an inauguration.—
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Poet Amanda Gorman, who in 2021 became the youngest person to deliver a poem at a presidential inauguration when Joe Biden was sworn in, has written a poem for the woman who shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis yesterday.—
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The autonomous submarine then moved further into the sea before launching the torpedo.—
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Famed for launching Downton Abbey, the network has been courting sale interest for well over a year, but for all the industry chatter and press speculation, ITV’s silence has been stony.—
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“Founding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founding. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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