fundament

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“Sand is the fundament of all the major new technologies of our time,” he points out, “the material from which we make the microelectronics inside our computers, robots, and networks, among other things.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Stevo Pendarovski, president of North Macedonia, called peace “the fundament of everything.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2023

The Princeton-based composer, 32, collapses perceptions between East and West, electronic and acoustic, fundament and future.

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2022

But this isn’t the first time a coach has sacralized football as the fundament of America.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2018

These are a more serious nuisance than the former, for they cause a very troublesome irritation about the fundament, which sometimes sadly annoys the horse.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Allen, Richard L.