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groundwork

[graund-wurk] / ˈgraʊndˌwɜrk /


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Its people lived and died and laid the groundwork for humanity’s settled future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Acquiring Grain Management’s 800 MHz spectrum gives Starlink’s mobile ambitions a major boost, providing the groundwork for cellular networks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

So while we acknowledge and applaud the groundwork put in by those early jetsetters, this week we're looking at the best British exports since the turn of the century.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

They could also help lay the groundwork for future networks of controllable spin oscillators, potentially opening new possibilities for spin-based technologies.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

“Maybe because I left you so fast. Maybe I didn’t lay the groundwork for a proper memory. Or maybe I wanted you to find me, in some way. I don’t know.”

From "Every Day" by David Levithan


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