building block

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"This Picasso initiative is one more building block so that one day Alzheimer's will be nothing more than a bad memory," the foundation's head Olivier de Ladoucette said, the AFP news agency reported.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

In its primordial form, liberalism was a political belief that the building block of society is the individual—an idea tethered loosely to the Christian notion that every single human being contains a divine spark.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

In test tube studies, bone forming cells quickly moved into the structured hydrogel and began producing collagen, a key building block of bone.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

As any sports psychologist can tell you, it’s a fundamental building block for success.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Using sun-dried brick as a basic building block, the Mesopotamians devised complex cities centered around the temple.

From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell