built

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“He built a company of risk-takers and a culture where character matters and nobody rests in the pursuit of excellence.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Hastings called the culture he built “freedom and responsibility,” which he broke down into several practices.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

A lapse in judgment has sent the previously infallible industry visionary, with Agnes in tow, into self-imposed, self-described exile on Maui, where the Hopkinses have built a showstopper of a house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

For decades, the Saudis took criticism for an east-west pipeline they built, which operated at just 20% of capacity.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

But when the owl tilted the opposite end of the telescope up a bit, Duane could see a rock cave built into a hillside behind a field.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el