groundwork
Example Sentences
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These findings laid the groundwork for the phase 1 clinical trial, which aimed to determine a safe starting dose and better understand how the therapy works in patients.
From Science Daily
Though the scale in Lebanon has yet to reach anything seen in Gaza, Whittall said, the “groundwork is being laid.”
From Los Angeles Times
Defense Department and lays the groundwork for future supply agreements, particularly for heavy rare earths.
It would also lay the groundwork for potentially historic settlements to be paid from companies like Meta.
From BBC
That groundwork helped lead to the formal recognition today.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
