foundation
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It’s the foundation for the entire sovereign debt market — and is so widely honored that in 2002, Russia was still paying obligations from the time of the czars.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Although the foundation is heartbroken after Parton’s death, he said, “the mission she gave us is as clear today as it has ever been, and we will carry it forward for generations to come.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
In 2022, her foundation announced a plan to fund the education of all Dollywood employees — full- and part-time, as well as seasonal — effective from the starting date of every employee.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
In 2024, she pledged $2m for Hurricane Helene relief in East Tennessee and Appalachia, combining a personal donation with matching support from her businesses and foundation.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
She is a pale, round moth, dusted with eggshell foundation, armed for the day with her banker’s briefcase, purse and remote starter for the leased SUV.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
The finding supports one of the foundations of modern cosmology.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Ahead of his address, the pope will visit an exhibition dedicated to St Augustine, the influential fifth-century Christian theologian who laid the foundations for the 13th century Augustinian order to which Leo belongs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
That is rapidly changing in the face of a volcanic grassroots backlash that threatens the foundations of the AI boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
In Boca Chica, a group of residents has sued SpaceX, claiming the company’s rocket launches have cracked their homes’ foundations and caused structural issues.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
And the principal foundations of all states, the new as well as the old or the mixed, are good laws and good armies.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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