foundation
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"Adoption is a really important way of showing care, compassion and love and it gives a child a foundation from which they can thrive, learn and grow," she said.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026
Genevieve Tawiah, a performance physiotherapist, says the foundation to building strong ankles is being "brain to body aware"
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
The researchers deposited the material onto a foundation made of dysprosium scandate, a compound derived from rare earth elements.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
And in the 2000s a series of Ways and Means Chairmen—Dave Camp, Mr. Ryan and Kevin Brady—laid the foundation for tax reform that Donald Trump picked up in 2017.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
“He’s got a foundation in New York. Trains thousands of inner-city kids.”
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Such was his success in laying the foundations of one of Europe’s earliest nation states that England ultimately became a juicy takeover target, attracting the attention of William the Conqueror, who then eclipsed Æthelstan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
It laid the foundations for Lake to power towards the line before prop Griffin, who had not trained on Friday, flopped over for his first Test try, which Sam Costelow converted.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
Reading develops through a network of connected skills, and strengthening those foundations one step at a time can help children become more confident and capable readers.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
“We are laying the foundations for a future that we believe will be fully electric, autonomous and AI-defined.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
At the far eastern edge of MidMerica, near the EastMerica border, was a home with a river running beneath it, spilling from its foundations into a waterfall.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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