foundational
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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
“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
There’s a new marketing leader at Inspire Brands’ foundational chain, the WSJ Leadership Institute’s Patrick Coffee writes:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
"It was built upon foundational basic research at the Salk Institute, validates those preclinical findings in patients, and provides a road map for future studies that could someday establish a new treatment standard."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
Discovery is not in itself a scientific idea but rather an idea that is foundational for science: we might call it a metascientific idea.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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