build upon
Example Sentences
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“But eventually, your body starts remembering and you can build upon the baseline you develop by doing it repetitively.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The next phase of North American integration should build upon that foundation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
"Within COSMOS, we are fortunate and excited to build upon a rich resource of biomarker data to test how two interventions may improve biological aging and reduce age-related clinical outcomes."
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
If Carrick can drill this into them over the next few months this will bode well for a Manchester United in flux, leaving them with a foundation that many coaches could build upon with ease.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
Belky asks Lourdes to provide a few thousand dollars to build a tiny house on land beside her grandmother’s home—land reserved for the house Lourdes was to build upon her return.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
