groundwork

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Nike provided a disappointing sales outlook, and the quick harsh reaction in the stock market might be laying the groundwork for a lucrative long-term investment.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Tensions flared after OpenAI researcher Alec Radford laid the groundwork for large language models and the lab’s Generative Pre-Trained Transformer, or GPT, series.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

City Councilmember Ruth Galanter, who helped broker an agreement that laid the groundwork for the 1994 decision, urged the state board to insist that DWP fulfill its commitment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

These findings laid the groundwork for the phase 1 clinical trial, which aimed to determine a safe starting dose and better understand how the therapy works in patients.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

Of course, he’d laid the groundwork for his secret project when he first built the Argo II, but he hadn’t told anyone about it.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan