- present tense form of founder (3rd person singular).
founders
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To the founders who imagined it, the staff members who built it, the contributors who gave it their voices and the alumni who carried its spirit into the world: Thank you.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
A Powerus representative said the company benefits from founders with “decades of combined experience” across disparate industries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
One of the founders of Novaya Gazeta in the 1990s - and for many years its chief editor - was journalist Dmitry Muratov, external.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
It evokes what was said to be the mission statement of Google’s founders at the time of its IPO, which was “Don’t be evil.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Among the men put with us was George Peake, one of the founders of the South African Coloured People’s Organization, a Treason Trialist, and most recently a member of the Cape Town City Council.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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