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Recent Examples of foundation The Rocket Foundation announced on Thursday (May 1) that former White House official Gregory Jackson Jr. will be taking over as president of the foundation, according to Variety. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 May 2025 In his new role, Jackson will oversee day-to-day operations of the foundation, advise on real-time policy and reform, expand active partnerships and the current network. Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 May 2025 Many grantees worry that CZI’s pullback from the housing space could trigger other corporate foundations to follow. Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 1 May 2025 And a foundation, The Marine Toys for Tots, which provides year-round leadership, funding, and emotional support to economically disadvantaged children. Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for foundation
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Noun
  • In 1948, Lambert organized the inaugural gala to raise funds for the institute.
    Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
  • The group intimidates victims through swatting, or making fake calls to law enforcement, the institute said.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • Pick up a regular post of substance where people can come to learn from you, trust you and be influenced by you on a consistent basis.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Listen to this article San Diego Union-Tribune High School Softball Poll (First-place votes in parentheses; points awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis) Team; Record; Points;Last 1.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • More recently, stablecoins have become more appealing to institutions aiming to transfer value, particularly in dollars, across the globe more cheaply and efficiently outside the traditional financial system.
    Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Young people’s trust in government institutions is declining overall, the poll found, with Generation Z broadly voicing skepticism of all three branches of government to act in its best interests.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Gregg Popovich, who has won more games than any coach in NBA history and transformed the San Antonio Spurs into one of the league’s cornerstone franchises of the 21st century, is stepping down as head coach and will become the team’s president of basketball operations.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • The multi-year project is expected to generate thousands of highly skilled jobs while cementing Mumbai’s position as a cornerstone of global film production.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • In the footage, the man, identified as Teodoro Dominguez-Rodriguez, is led by a group of plainclothes men who refused to show ID or a warrant to his attorneys.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • As a true indicator of simpler times, an organizer would join forces with an injector to offer neurotoxin aesthetic treatments on a budget for a wide group of attendees.
    Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Authorities received a call around 1:45 p.m. local time, reporting a woman had fallen into the Chasm, which is around a quarter of a mile within granite bedrock walls, and features caves and cliffs.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Whether during the cold war or the era of Sir Francis Bacon’s New Atlantis, the bedrock of science has been international cooperation.
    Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Foundation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foundation. Accessed 8 May. 2025.

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