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foundation

[faun-day-shuhn] / faʊnˈdeɪ ʃən /




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However, people also realize the foundation for bonds now looks different from four years ago, she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Ganghwa County has ordered Saekdongwon to close and the local government has revoked the licence of the foundation that operated it.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

If successful, the work could provide a foundation for creating synthetic cells made entirely from RNA.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

However, progress in digitalisation -- the foundation for the deployment of AI -- remains limited in Germany.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

It was a characteristic speech, and sounded daring, but audacity becomes young people, and Amy’s ambition had a good foundation.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

They can, however, get income-tax deductions when they donate stock to foundations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Inspired by the museum’s Soviet Hippie collection, an archive that documents the suppressed Soviet subculture of the 1960s through photos, clothing and memorabilia, the workshops use historical events as foundations for creative prompts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

The four leagues say the shake-up is needed to make world football's governing body "transparent, objective, proportionate and inclusive" and claim that "our sport cannot grow globally if its foundations are undermined".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

LONDON—Nearly three decades after Princess Diana’s death, her legacy is once again shaking the foundations of the House of Windsor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

There was an unsightly creature in leather pants burrowing holes beneath the foundations with no apparent regard for the fairy commandments.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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