inception

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Clients are standing by the firm, which had put up annualized returns of more than 22% from its 2023 inception through 2025, one of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

While the design of the Oscar has stayed largely unchanged since the award’s inception, the materials used to make the trophies have evolved over time.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Horton’s fund has beaten the S&P 500 by a wide margin since its February 2022 inception, up 111% cumulatively versus the S&P 500’s 65%.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

The fund returned 8% last year and has seen annual returns of 9.8% since inception in 2021.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Ken Scates, who had religiously followed the team since its inception in 1959, couldn’t remember a time when everyone had been so upset.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger