building block
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"This allows us to create the necessary conditions for subsequent successful operations, seize the initiative in battle, and plan future successful manoeuvres… each of these actions is a building block towards victory."
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
In a study published in Nature Communications, the researchers found that tubulin, a protein that serves as the building block of microtubules, may help prevent these toxic accumulations.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026
Cheap, reliable exchange-traded funds are a basic building block of investing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Can Carleton be a building block player for a new franchise?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 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
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