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a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking
the architect of the economic plan that rebuilt Europe after World War II
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Recent Examples of architects
Those recordings may yet bring accountability to the architects of these anti-democratic policies in Washington.
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Now the architects of the Alpha platform are pushing beyond proteins into genomics, seeking to decipher how the vast regulatory regions of DNA shape when, where, and how genes are turned on and off.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2026
The tour coincided with the release of a new report by a group of prominent Dallas architects.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
This requires architects and acousticians deeply schooled in theaters, and each has its own acoustical needs.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The palace was designed by English architects John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor and was built to honor John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough.
—Kayla Keegan, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
In 1907, it was redesigned as a bank in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo by McKim, Mead & White, the architects who put their stamp on New York heavyweights like the Brooklyn Museum and the original Penn Station.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Clearly choreographed sequences with Melania and her fashion designer, Melania and her architects, Melania and her staff, Melania talking via Zoom to the French first lady Brigitte Macron and on and on.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
After the war, Noel-Baker served as principal assistant to Lord Robert Cecil, one of the architects of the League of Nations (and himself a future Nobel Laureate).
—Amy Crawford, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2026
Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Now the architects of the Alpha platform are pushing beyond proteins into genomics, seeking to decipher how the vast regulatory regions of DNA shape when, where, and how genes are turned on and off.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2026
The tour coincided with the release of a new report by a group of prominent Dallas architects.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
This requires architects and acousticians deeply schooled in theaters, and each has its own acoustical needs.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The palace was designed by English architects John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor and was built to honor John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough.
—Kayla Keegan, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
In 1907, it was redesigned as a bank in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo by McKim, Mead & White, the architects who put their stamp on New York heavyweights like the Brooklyn Museum and the original Penn Station.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Clearly choreographed sequences with Melania and her fashion designer, Melania and her architects, Melania and her staff, Melania talking via Zoom to the French first lady Brigitte Macron and on and on.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
After the war, Noel-Baker served as principal assistant to Lord Robert Cecil, one of the architects of the League of Nations (and himself a future Nobel Laureate).
—Amy Crawford, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for architects
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McMahon said the assessment has involved more than 68 engineers, city staff and other specialists from eight different companies.—
Everton Bailey Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Lockheed Martin’s push toward autonomy The US defense firm emphasizes that the drone was developed quickly using internal funding, allowing engineers to iterate without lengthy procurement delays.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Bird, one of the masterminds behind the smash hit Gladiators revival for the BBC, is launching EarlyBird while remaining in the Amazon stable by striking a first-look studio deal with the business.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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Schneider hired Macdonald to beat offensive masterminds in the NFC West like San Francisco’s Kyle Shanahan and the Los Angeles Rams’ Sean McVay.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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Support for the measure was offered by some, including union leaders, who warned residents, particularly seniors, are likely to struggle if a local solution to federal budget cuts isn’t adopted.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2026
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City leaders are directing residents with questions or concerns to contact their state representatives and pledged transparency if new information emerges.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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And if department stores disappear, what happens to the designers and the brands that rely on them for distribution, credibility, and scale?—
Maura Brannigan,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2026
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Pure white kitchens may be a thing of the past as more designers incorporate organic shades rooted in nature like blue and green into the all-purpose gathering and entertaining space that is the modern kitchen.—
Felicia Feaster,
AJC.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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