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foundation

[foun-dey-shuhn] / faʊnˈdeɪ ʃən /




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Recognizing this, Masson wrote in 1941, in “Painting is a Wager”: “Towards 1930, five years after the foundation of surrealism, a formidable disaster appeared in its midst: the demagogy of the irrational.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Eighty percent of Americans agree with the statement that “empathy is a moral value that is the foundation of a healthy society,” according to one recent and well-respected survey from the Public Religion Research Institute.

From Los Angeles Times

Now that the Fed has delivered on its anticipated 25 bps rate cut, a foundation for renewed growth in home formation has been laid.

From Barron's

Now that the Fed has delivered on its anticipated 25 bps rate cut, a foundation for renewed growth in home formation has been laid.

From Barron's

But the best thing about Dickens’ novella is that it is simple yet effective, providing an extremely stable foundation for any mad genius to build upon with their own version of his legend.

From Salon