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foundation

[foun-dey-shuhn] / faʊnˈdeɪ ʃən /




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“Food safety is the absolute foundation of our business,” the company said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Among the topics likely to be discussed: No allegations of affairs between Gates and foundation employees have been made and no formal complaints have been made.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The belief that the Angels could have done more to save Skaggs’ life was yet another giant crack in Moreno’s crumbling foundation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The finding could provide a foundation for developing future materials used in quantum computing, sensing technologies, and other advanced quantum systems.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

Just as nineteenth-century human anatomy and physiology laid the foundation for twentieth-century medicine, the anatomy and physiology of genes would lay the foundation for a powerful new biological science.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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