foundation stone
noun
1
: a stone in the foundation of a building
especially
: such a stone laid with public ceremony compare cornerstone
2
: basis, groundwork
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In 1948, the telescopes and astronomers of Greenwich - including the vast bulk of the Great Equatorial Telescope - began relocating to the village of Herstmonceux some 60 miles from where Flamsteed had set the foundation stone for the first Royal Observatory in 1675.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 June 2025
Literacy is the foundation stone of critical thinking.
—Luke Berryman, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
The foundation stone for the 1.4 gigawatt Gorakhpur plant in the state of Haryana was laid in 2014, for instance, yet it is not expected to produce a single joule of energy until 2032 — 18 years later.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
In late August, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone at Vadhvan Port, which is expected to reduce congestion at Jawaharlal Nehru Port, where terminal utilization surpassed 90 percent capacity in 2024.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 June 2025
Literacy is the foundation stone of critical thinking.
—Luke Berryman, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
The foundation stone for the 1.4 gigawatt Gorakhpur plant in the state of Haryana was laid in 2014, for instance, yet it is not expected to produce a single joule of energy until 2032 — 18 years later.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
In late August, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone at Vadhvan Port, which is expected to reduce congestion at Jawaharlal Nehru Port, where terminal utilization surpassed 90 percent capacity in 2024.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Foundation stone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foundation%20stone. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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