building block

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This design allowed the researchers to see whether the brain reused the same neural patterns, or cognitive building blocks, whenever tasks shared certain features.

From Science Daily

"The most convincing scenario is that most of the building blocks of Earth and Theia originated in the inner Solar System. Earth and Theia are likely to have been neighbors."

From Science Daily

Each role has served as a building block to form a budding, substantial career.

From Seattle Times

But once Ruiz’s Octagon agents mentioned a possible long-term contract, he liked the idea of committing to the Nationals, who view him as a critical building block.

From Washington Post

The model was one of the key building blocks of what became the internet of today.

From Washington Post