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as in institute
a public organization with a particular purpose or function
donated to a foundation that supported cancer research
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as in basis
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests
she had a good enough foundation in math to pursue an economics degree
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Recent Examples of foundation
Their projects led to the development of the internet, laying the foundation for today’s trillion-dollar digital economy.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
That recruitment laid the foundation for relegation, as Van Nistelrooy consistently selected only one of the summer recruits, El Khannouss, and the rest did not enhance the starting XI.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
This initiative would later become the foundation for my work in corporate social responsibility and higher education.
—Jay Garcia, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Lütke’s bet is that these workers will be the foundation of Shopify’s next era of growth.
—John Winsor, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
That recruitment laid the foundation for relegation, as Van Nistelrooy consistently selected only one of the summer recruits, El Khannouss, and the rest did not enhance the starting XI.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
This initiative would later become the foundation for my work in corporate social responsibility and higher education.
—Jay Garcia, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Lütke’s bet is that these workers will be the foundation of Shopify’s next era of growth.
—John Winsor, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foundation
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After pushback from the university — the institute’s projects included work to reduce health care disparities between rural and urban areas — the NIH restored its grant March 29.—
Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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After pushback from the university — the institute's projects included work to reduce health care disparities between rural and urban areas — the NIH restored its grant March 29.—
Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
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The potential for building more sophisticated internal AI agents capable of handling multi-step tasks with access to large internal knowledge bases increases.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Michael Busch slugged a home run for a second straight day as five of the eight hits by the Cubs (11-7) went for extra bases.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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More recently, stablecoins have become more appealing to institutions aiming to transfer value, particularly in dollars, across the globe more cheaply and efficiently outside the traditional financial system.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
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In the happiest cases, a company could establish long-term funding relationships and receive predictable year-in, year-out operating support, thus becoming an institution, which could, in turn, offer its own new-work labs and programs.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2025
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This has been a cornerstone moment in my career that will live forever.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2025
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Campbell is the best offensive lineman in the draft and will be a cornerstone player for the Patriots for the next decade, protecting Drake Maye. 5.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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When asked about Jackson being turned away from the event, Nettles responded that every candidate should have the opportunity to participate, but at the same time should respect the rules of the group organizing the candidate forums.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2025
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There are some ongoing conversations between lower-level officials on both sides, according to one Chinese and three U.S. officials, though some working groups put in place by the Joe Biden administration to deal with commercial disputes, as well as treasury and military issues have been frozen.—
Beijing and Washington Bureaus,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Teaching modeling Engineering judgment involves a careful balance of trust and skepticism toward mathematics − the bedrock of many engineering models.—
Zachary del Rosario,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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And this is just the latest in a series of actions that threatens to undermine a bedrock of the federal student loan relief system.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Foundation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foundation. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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