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foundation

[foun-dey-shuhn] / faʊnˈdeɪ ʃən /




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Singer-songwriter Beth McCarthy tells Newsbeat she is "fuming" at the BBC Introducing stage being scrapped as she feels it is "such a foundation point of all festivals".

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

In 2017, her namesake foundation opened the Yayoi Kusama Museum for her art in Tokyo near her home and studio.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Her non-profit foundation is committed to keeping the popular program going.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Such structures could later have helped insects exploit a wide variety of terrestrial microhabitats and may have provided an anatomical foundation for their enormous later diversification.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

Capron’s pamphlet gave spirit communications a religious foundation in the theology of Emanuel Swedenborg.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

The finding supports one of the foundations of modern cosmology.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

Ahead of his address, the pope will visit an exhibition dedicated to St Augustine, the influential fifth-century Christian theologian who laid the foundations for the 13th century Augustinian order to which Leo belongs.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

Temporary foundations and platforms for heavy machinery were built and specialist cranes brought in.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Many scientists are trying to diversify their funding by courting foundations and private companies instead.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

If gratitude and esteem are good foundations of affection, Elizabeth’s change of sentiment will be neither improbable nor faulty.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen




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