inception

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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

At the end of January, the fund had generated an annualized net return of about 9.4% since inception, and came in at about 8.9% last year, according to the letter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Ackman said an investor who put money into the first core fund at inception in 2004 would have outperformed the investment by 27 times, versus nine times for the S&P 500.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Within days, these yielded a commitment from the AEC that thermonuclear weapons development would play a part in Livermore’s program from its inception.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik