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Recent Examples of foundation According to Berkus, the foundation of a successful color palette is a soft, neutral wall color. Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025 If a home's drain pipe breaks down, water can seep into the basement where the floor meets the foundation walls, Barrick said. Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025 But, as Walken observes, there was strength in those natures that cemented the foundation of Anne and Jerry's relationships. Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025 For over a decade, Section 2 has been the foundation of voting-rights enforcement. Tom Lopach, Time, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foundation
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Noun
  • The company positions it as a platform mainly for researchers, educational institutes, universities, and robotics enthusiasts interested in AI development and automation.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
  • At his eye institute, doctors can help people access visual rehabilitation, which can provide technology such as magnifiers and screen readers; counseling and emotional support programs; and transportation and household services.
    Liz Szabo, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Corps officials will evaluate each request on a case by case basis.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Each of the American automakers is expected to report double-digit declines in adjusted earnings per share but remain profitable on an adjusted basis, according to analyst estimates compiled by LSEG.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Olivier Wenden is Vice Chairman & CEO, Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco, one of the world’s foremost philanthropic institutions dedicated to environmental conservation.
    Olivier Wenden, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Beard has been focused on transformation since being appointed CEO of Adtalem just over four years ago, whether that’s been integrating key acquisitions, refocusing the company around health-care education, or finding key synergies to drive results across the company’s five institutions.
    Ian Thomas, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Music videos began in the 1960s and have been a cornerstone of the pop culture lexicon for decades.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Its Business Owners Policy (BOP) is the cornerstone product for small business owners.
    Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The group's annual Halloween consumer survey for 2025 indicates 79% of consumers expect higher prices directly related to tariffs.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The group did not share his cause of death.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, seawater intrudes like an advancing army toward thicker ice, which rests on bedrock that slopes inward toward the bowl-like center of the continent.
    Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, a bedrock safeguard, restricts the military’s involvement in domestic law enforcement.
    Jason M. Blazakis, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Foundation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foundation. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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