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foundational

[faun-day-shuh-nl] / faʊnˈdeɪ ʃə nl /


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"Strengthening foundational skills at home, even the ones that seem simple, can have meaningful effects on more advanced reading abilities," Hajovsky said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

The internal revolt at the network has become a daily reality for rank-and-file employees who watched the forced departures of foundational figures like Scott Pelley, Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

“We believe that SPCX’s unrivaled launch capabilities represent the foundational competitive advantage that enables all other parts of its business,” bullish Citi analysts led by John Godyn said in a recent note to clients.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

“It’s a foundational study about the chemistry of plastics interacting with the most common chemical, water, and it’s important because it really does show that these things are capable of generating hydroxyl radicals,” Campen said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

The result, a compact treatise titled Generation of Animals, would serve as a foundational text for human genetics just as Plato’s Republic was a founding text for political philosophy.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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