building block
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Another day, another dramatic shortage of an economic building block, from memory chips to diesel fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
"This allows us to create the necessary conditions for subsequent successful operations, seize the initiative in battle, and plan future successful manoeuvres… each of these actions is a building block towards victory."
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Promotional images and films conjured a playful, adaptable and benevolent house — plastic as the building block of family happiness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
It will be a building block and a key ingredient in every new “unicorn” — a company with a valuation of at least $1 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026
This method is based on the slow decay of radioactive carbon 14, a very minor component of carbon, the ubiquitous building block of life, into the nonradioactive isotope nitrogen 14.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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