founders

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person who establishes an institution n.
go under, fail v.

NOUN

person who establishes an institution

Synonyms

STRONGEST

architect author benefactor builder creator designer inventor organizer patron planner

STRONG

beginner constructor framer generator initiator maker originator

WEAK

establisher forebearer institutor prime mover

Antonyms

STRONGEST

opponent

VERB

go under, fail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abort break down fall through stumble

STRONG

collapse fall lurch miscarry misfire sink sprawl stagger submerge submerse trip

WEAK

be lost come to nothing go down go lame go to bottom

Antonyms

STRONG

increase rise

WEAK

accomplish achieve succeed

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founders

AI founders and investors are increasingly facing public criticism over the technology, including protestors at their panel appearances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Seven in 10 Gen Z founders used AI to help start their business, according to Gusto’s research.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Europe "must rediscover the courage of its founders -- yes, courage -- in order to become the force for peace, independence and democracy that it is meant to be," he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

“In the case of DeepMind, the founders really didn’t want to listen to him and didn’t,” said Sebastian Mallaby, author of the book on DeepMind, “The Infinity Machine.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

In 1301, Giotto, one of the founders of modern realistic painting, witnessed another apparition of Comet Hailey and inserted it into a nativity scene.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan