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foundation

[foun-dey-shuhn] / faʊnˈdeɪ ʃən /




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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

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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