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foundation

[foun-dey-shuhn] / faʊnˈdeɪ ʃən /




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Funding for the poll was provided to IGS by the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, a private foundation based in San Francisco that aims to increase civic participation and improve the state’s democratic processes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"The values he lived by, love, sacrifice and generosity are the foundation he left behind."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

None of the factors that that are widely assumed to be correlated with gold rests on a strong statistical foundation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The private religious foundation that manages the Sagrada Família has taken some steps to mitigate the chaos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

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

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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