foundation
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Over her lifetime, she has been arrested 13 times and been sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes, according to her foundation.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
It remains uncertain whether Hamilton ever constructed the mechanism, but a detailed sketch preserved in the Bordeaux Municipal Library served as the foundation for its modern recreation.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2026
QNX has even become the foundation of a company left for dead long ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
The foundation also wants to adjust that trigger amount annually for inflation and allow deductions of certain revenues, all to reflect the escalating costs of staging a world-class marathon, spokeswoman Meg Treat said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Neatly he broke the sticks of kindling over his knee and arranged them on the foundation of paper.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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Essential English Vocabulary, List 1
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