groundwork

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At Ulm in the early 1990s, Rangnick was laying the groundwork for a tactical revolution in German football as one of the first managers to introduce zonal marking.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Thousands of climate negotiators are in Bonn this week and next to draft agreements and lay the groundwork for the final decisions taken by political leaders at the summit due to start November 9.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Yale economist Robert Shiller has been widely credited with laying much of the theoretical groundwork for perpetual futures.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Through online training, Jin also sought to lay the groundwork for the next generation of house-church pastors to keep the movement growing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“Today, you shall lay the groundwork for my next gleaning,” Scythe Faraday told him, then gave him a list of parameters that tomorrow’s subject should have.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman