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to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
John Harvard did not actually found the university that now bears his name
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Recent Examples of founding
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
For Native American tribes in the United States, navigating the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding is complex.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Dickinson and his wife, Mary, were the namesakes for the first college — based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania — chartered after the founding of the United States.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
The stage in question was newly erected on the White House lawn for the Freedom 250 celebration, planned to commemorate the semiquincentennial of America's founding.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 July 2026
In my view, an especially helpful approach to answering such questions is to revisit the towering but neglected influence of the French philosopher Montesquieu on the founding of this country.
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Robert A. Ballingall,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
For Native Americans like the Ohlone, who watched that first mass that turned out to be the founding of San Francisco, 1776 was the first of many increasingly bad years.
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Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
That was certainly true of his illuminating and nuanced The American Revolution, the 12-hour documentary series that presented the nation’s founding years in varying degrees of context, and through an array of points of view.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
2 July 2026
The United States defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to the next stage of the FIFA World Cup just days before the Fourth of July and the United States’ 250th anniversary of its founding.
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Laura A. Oda,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
America, whose Constitution was formulated by white men, struggled to live up to its founding ideals in the days of slavery and displacement of Native Americans.
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Reuters Calling on America to recommit itself to its founding principles of unity and peace at home and abroad, Pope Leo XIV accepted the Liberty Medal on Friday during a ceremony at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
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Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
3 July 2026
However, one lasting lesson from our founding document is that durable systems require both stability and adaptability.
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Ashok N. Srivastava,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
Robert Davi Robert Davi has often spoken about his appreciation for America and its founding principles.
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Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
To mark the occasion of America’s centennial, the people of Taunton, Massachusetts, invited James Russell Lowell—distinguished poet, founding editor of The Atlantic—to compose and read an ode for the Fourth of July.
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Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
3 July 2026
The suit involved not only the church but founding Pastor Robert Morris and former elder Steve Dulin.
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Giles Hudson,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
This recognition contradicted almost two centuries of Colonial practice, making it among the most radical achievements of the founding era.
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Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
Noun
The leading causes of death have changed dramatically since America's founding 250 years ago, highlighting how far medicine has come.
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Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
For Native American tribes in the United States, navigating the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding is complex.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Dickinson and his wife, Mary, were the namesakes for the first college — based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania — chartered after the founding of the United States.
—
ABC News,
2 July 2026
The stage in question was newly erected on the White House lawn for the Freedom 250 celebration, planned to commemorate the semiquincentennial of America's founding.
—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 July 2026
In my view, an especially helpful approach to answering such questions is to revisit the towering but neglected influence of the French philosopher Montesquieu on the founding of this country.
—
Robert A. Ballingall,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
For Native Americans like the Ohlone, who watched that first mass that turned out to be the founding of San Francisco, 1776 was the first of many increasingly bad years.
—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
That was certainly true of his illuminating and nuanced The American Revolution, the 12-hour documentary series that presented the nation’s founding years in varying degrees of context, and through an array of points of view.
—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
2 July 2026
The United States defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to the next stage of the FIFA World Cup just days before the Fourth of July and the United States’ 250th anniversary of its founding.
—
Laura A. Oda,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Verb
There is a Liberty Bell, a gift from King Louis XV of France, that predates the larger and more famous one in Philadelphia, and there’s an American story that predates America’s founding 250 years ago.
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Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
America, whose Constitution was formulated by white men, struggled to live up to its founding ideals in the days of slavery and displacement of Native Americans.
—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Reuters Calling on America to recommit itself to its founding principles of unity and peace at home and abroad, Pope Leo XIV accepted the Liberty Medal on Friday during a ceremony at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
3 July 2026
However, one lasting lesson from our founding document is that durable systems require both stability and adaptability.
—
Ashok N. Srivastava,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
Robert Davi Robert Davi has often spoken about his appreciation for America and its founding principles.
—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
To mark the occasion of America’s centennial, the people of Taunton, Massachusetts, invited James Russell Lowell—distinguished poet, founding editor of The Atlantic—to compose and read an ode for the Fourth of July.
—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
3 July 2026
The suit involved not only the church but founding Pastor Robert Morris and former elder Steve Dulin.
—
Giles Hudson,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
This recognition contradicted almost two centuries of Colonial practice, making it among the most radical achievements of the founding era.
—
Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for founding
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Of the clubs opening in the past five years, membership fees range from around $3,000 to $15,000 a year, Hobbs said, noting that many charge initiation fees between $1,000 and a gobsmacking $200,000.
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SpaceX’s initiation into this club, along with forthcoming debuts from frontier software makers OpenAI and Anthropic, is forcing a rebrand of the club itself.
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Netanyahu said that Israel is allowing the Lebanese army to begin preparing to take control of territory, while the Israeli military is establishing two pilot zones.
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The Gateway space station planned for lunar orbit was also canceled in favor of a stronger focus on establishing a base on the moon's surface.
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When Blazy’s first Chanel creations began arriving at stores across Paris in March, the shirt developed in partnership with Charvet, priced at €3,900, sold out instantly.
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
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This pioneering model demonstrates a viable path for scalable, multi-operator drone delivery and offers a blueprint for future autonomous aviation.
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Cannes premieres from Romeria to Drunken Noodles to The Wave join witchy CAMP and State of Firsts, a documentary on Sarah McBride’s pioneering campaign to become the first transgender person elected to Congress, on the art house circuit.
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Casa Bonita has been a Denver institution for more than 50 years.
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The surge also did considerable damage to the buildings within the surge zone, 85% of which were residential buildings, according to New York University's Furman Center, an empirical research institution.
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Goldman Sachs reinforced that view this week, initiating coverage with a buy rating and a $186 price target.
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In court documents, O’Hara alleged the defendants violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights, accusing them of unlawfully restricting free speech and initiating an unlawful seizure while using excessive force.
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The main festivities have been deemed a National Special Security Event, a designation used for massive events like Super Bowls and presidential inaugurations.
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This gave her the opportunity to perform throughout Europe, South America, North Africa and even during inauguration events for Prince Rainier III of Monaco.
Verb
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Another witness said Lopez stood up twice as the aircraft began descending into Las Vegas, went to the restroom, then returned to his seat before suddenly launching the attack.
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Ahead of launching its first-ever foldable device, Apple has already secured components for about 80 million smartphones spread across new models for the second half of 2026, according to Nikkei Asia.
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“Founding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founding. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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