build on
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These developments build on a yearslong push to pay interns, which has caused some businesses to scale back programs that used to produce free labor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"From Monday, they will be entitled to an absolute world-leading set of standards that we will build on over time," he added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Each mission is intended to build on previous flights by improving capabilities and confirming that important systems can operate successfully before later missions arrive.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
From the offense, Roberts said, “I saw that urgency tonight which we’ve got to build on from here on out.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Only the waters are ours; and how may one build on something so mutable?
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
