- present tense form of founder (3rd person singular).
founders
Example Sentences
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Now as more Americans rethink the value of college, the idea of bypassing a degree is gaining luster among a new set of founders, our colleagues Chip Cutter and Allison Pohle report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The founders declined to discuss the deal, while BuzzBallz owner Sazerac said it would allow it "to deepen its presence in the UK".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Unlike the British, from whom the America’s founders adapted impeachment, the Framers wrote a definition of impeachable conduct into the Constitution—“treason, bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
The Nimans say the seashore’s founders explicitly included agriculture in their vision of the park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
“There is no ‘big Me’ and Tittle you,’ ” T. M. Alexander, one of the founders of the Southeastern Fidelity Fire Insurance Company, said.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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