foundation
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"His death has not only caused profound sadness; it has shattered the very foundation of our existence," she added.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
"This development establishes a new foundation for generating fragile-to-robust nonreciprocal quantum resources with future practical applicability," says Nori.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
The 1994 tournament also gave birth to Major League Soccer, the largest first-division league in the world, and endowed a foundation that has funded grassroots soccer development for more than a generation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The construction board, a private canonical foundation, had intended to complete work this year.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
As Europe slowly awakened from the Dark Ages, the void and the infinite—nothing and everything—would destroy the Aristotelian foundation of the church and open the way to the scientific revolution.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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Essential English Vocabulary, List 1
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