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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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai presided over the foundation stone ceremony for Chitrotpala International Film City and Tribal & Cultural Convention Centre on Saturday, marking a significant infrastructure push for India‘s central state to position itself as a production destination.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
Justices are yet to make a ruling, one that could upend a foundation stone of Trump's policy agenda.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
This gravestone represents the foundation stone upon which Real Madrid was built.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Developers laid the first foundation stone for the museum in 2002 but construction did not begin until 2005.
—Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
Justices are yet to make a ruling, one that could upend a foundation stone of Trump's policy agenda.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
This gravestone represents the foundation stone upon which Real Madrid was built.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Developers laid the first foundation stone for the museum in 2002 but construction did not begin until 2005.
—Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Foundation stone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foundation%20stone. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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