groundwork
Example Sentences
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The groundwork was laid for young creatives to forge a bold, distinctly Zambian musical identity.
From BBC
Now that the groundwork has been done, the dataset can also be used to train computer models to predict which suspected enhancers are real gene switches, potentially saving years of lab work.
From Science Daily
"The groundwork that started in the city of Providence... led us to that connection," Perez said, without offering further details, with an upcoming press conference set in Boston.
From Barron's
A group of new bosses are laying groundwork for rapid evolution, if not revolution, in the professional game.
From BBC
Their work lays the groundwork for a new area of metrology.
From Science Daily
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