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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Noun
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Isaac is the founder and CEO of the American Energy Institute.—
Paul Tilsley,
Fox News,
9 Mar. 2025 -
Just as startups grow from a spark of an idea to a structured organization, so can an emerging family office evolve from a single visionary founder to a sophisticated ecosystem.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Friedland builds her drama through sharp honesty, and tough as its material may be, few films are so tonally flexible, so able to turn on a dime: stray moments of tenderness, humility, even absurdity poke through, with a love and care for Ruth shown by characters and creators alike.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2025
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The creator and executive producer is Lorne Michaels.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Her father Subbarayudu Konanki and a family friend reportedly filed a complaint on Sunday calling for local police to expand the investigation.—
Greg Norman,
Fox News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Desperate for any chance to assist his father, Samson Calthorpe jumps at the opportunity to become an English court spy.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Thomas Jefferson, the six-part documentary series that premiered on the History channel Feb. 17 and is airing over three consecutive nights, presents an in-depth portrait of the founding father with the most complicated legacy.—
Jeremy Helligar,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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This week’s cold open began with a setup that promised a founding fathers rap battle as Lin-Manuel Miranda appeared to great fanfare as Hamilton.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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