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founder

[foun-der] / ˈfaʊn dər /




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Ned succeeded his own father, Fidelity’s founder, as chairman and had nodded in approval as Abby climbed toward the family business’s top job.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Excavators and armoured vehicles can also be seen in satellite imagery of the village, according to Tony Reeves, founder of intelligence analysis firm MAIAR.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The first meeting of Martha Esquivias’ reading club LB Bookworms consisted of the club founder and one of her friends casually reading together at a coffee shop.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

To John C. Bogle, Vanguard founder and father of the mutual fund, this was the golden age of the individual investor, with American households directly owning 91% of the stock market.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Another, Electra, was the mother of Dardanus, the founder of the Trojan race.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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