foundation
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She considers the shop the foundation of her life’s work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
By showing in molecular detail how RNA polymerase reads and transcribes non-natural DNA letters, the new research provides an important foundation for technologies built around expanded genetic codes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
He also announced the launch of a new foundation in their late son's name to help families going through similar ordeals, with a comedy fundraiser set to take place next year.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
So when it was time to dive into AI, he already had the foundation he wanted in place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
She is a pale, round moth, dusted with eggshell foundation, armed for the day with her banker’s briefcase, purse and remote starter for the leased SUV.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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The effect matched the prediction that follows when Einstein's equivalence principle, one of the foundations of his theory of gravity, is extended to a quantum object.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
During three seasons as the Rams’ offensive coordinator, Mike LaFleur said McVay established strong foundations but also used his tireless energy to encourage assistants to tear down tried-and-true concepts and build them back, sparking innovation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
He should know about eroding the foundations of commonality.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
Hichilema now wants to build on the foundations he said he laid over the past five years.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
A later report by a Chicago building inspector noted, “There is an uneven settlement of foundations, in some places as much as four inches in a span of 20 feet.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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