building block
Example Sentences
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Cheap, reliable exchange-traded funds are a basic building block of investing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
It will be a building block and a key ingredient in every new “unicorn” — a company with a valuation of at least $1 billion.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
Before the clash, there was a sense that a positive performance in Madrid could be used as a building block for Tudor before a crucial game at Liverpool in the Premier League this weekend.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
In test tube studies, bone forming cells quickly moved into the structured hydrogel and began producing collagen, a key building block of bone.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
It would be lovely to cuddle up beside her while Georgie sat nearby, building block towers and pretending not to listen.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
