build upon

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Mexican figure skater Donovan Carrillo is looking to build upon his success and prove he can compete for a medal at the Milan Cortina Olympic Games.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

If Carrick can drill this into them over the next few months this will bode well for a Manchester United in flux, leaving them with a foundation that many coaches could build upon with ease.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

But the best thing about Dickens’ novella is that it is simple yet effective, providing an extremely stable foundation for any mad genius to build upon with their own version of his legend.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

Researchers plan to expand their work with a larger clinical trial to confirm and build upon these findings.

From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2025

Belky asks Lourdes to provide a few thousand dollars to build a tiny house on land beside her grandmother’s home—land reserved for the house Lourdes was to build upon her return.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario