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foundation

[faun-day-shuhn] / faʊnˈdeɪ ʃən /




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However, progress in digitalisation -- the foundation for the deployment of AI -- remains limited in Germany.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Professor Bundgaard added that the results create the scientific foundation needed to test whether this proposed preventive approach actually improves health outcomes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

“That builds a foundation for all the events coming up, including the Super Bowl, the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics, as we have been continuously preparing for that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The era provided the foundation for City's ongoing success, too, meaning more trophies and TV income, and the chaos of the situation has also unleashed doubt about the present and future.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

For reasons that made no sense whatsoever, a sizable pool had been constructed in the center of the arena, made by laying a great sheet of plastic over a square foundation of hay bales.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Yet the “Turing machine,” as it came to be known, provided the theoretical foundations for all computers to this day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Inspired by the museum’s Soviet Hippie collection, an archive that documents the suppressed Soviet subculture of the 1960s through photos, clothing and memorabilia, the workshops use historical events as foundations for creative prompts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

At Oxford University, Professor Barr co-leads a major interdisciplinary project focused on the foundations of quantum mechanics at high energies.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Many, including Potdar, also argue that globally, industrial foundations are being protected as sources of patient capital - money that can be committed for years to fund long-gestation projects and social goals.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

These arts and sciences provided students with the foundations for the later study of philosophy and theology, or of medicine or law.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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