lay the foundation of

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Builders and construction workers quite literally lay the foundation of our communities, creating the roads, homes and infrastructure that keep this country running.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Alejandra Castillo, a top Commerce official, called the $500 million in appropriated funds a “down payment” to lay the foundation of the program.

From New York Times • May 30, 2023

This was needed, he said, "to stop the boats and lay the foundation of a fair and humane asylum system".

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2023

“First is rebuild trust with your people... really start to lay the foundation of a new type of culture.”

From Reuters • Nov. 5, 2019

There, in the holy chambers of the sanctuary, are revealed and ministered those sacred ordinances, covenants, and sealings, which lay the foundation of kindred sympathies, associations, and family ties, indissoluble and eternal.

From Key to the Science of Theology by Pratt, Parley P.