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as in institutions
a public organization with a particular purpose or function
donated to a foundation that supported cancer research
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as in cornerstones
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests
she had a good enough foundation in math to pursue an economics degree
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Recent Examples of foundations
Much of the country’s best polling is done by nonprofit foundations, such as Pew, or by affiliates of educational institutions, such as Quinnipiac University and the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
These flourishes are individually masterful, and lead to extended scenes that become hard to look away from, even though the doc as a whole doesn’t quite construct the strongest narrative foundations.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
About 8% of total funding comes from a number of private foundations and nonprofits, like the American Cancer Society.
—Brian Herman, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Saturn, the planet of boundaries, responsibility, and foundations, and Neptune, the planet of dreams, illusions, and spirituality, haven’t met up since 1989.
—Maressa Brown, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, Jung Saem Mool Beauty, named after its famous founder – a Korean celebrity makeup artist – recently launched cushion foundations designed for darker skin tones.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Once narrative and character foundations are established, AI can be used to loosely explore environments or moods.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
That means investing in affordable healthcare, childcare, public education, workforce training, and infrastructure — the foundations of a strong middle class.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Aquinas’ take The Christian moral tradition builds and elaborates on these Greek foundations.
—Tucker J. Gregor, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
These flourishes are individually masterful, and lead to extended scenes that become hard to look away from, even though the doc as a whole doesn’t quite construct the strongest narrative foundations.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
About 8% of total funding comes from a number of private foundations and nonprofits, like the American Cancer Society.
—Brian Herman, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Saturn, the planet of boundaries, responsibility, and foundations, and Neptune, the planet of dreams, illusions, and spirituality, haven’t met up since 1989.
—Maressa Brown, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, Jung Saem Mool Beauty, named after its famous founder – a Korean celebrity makeup artist – recently launched cushion foundations designed for darker skin tones.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Once narrative and character foundations are established, AI can be used to loosely explore environments or moods.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
That means investing in affordable healthcare, childcare, public education, workforce training, and infrastructure — the foundations of a strong middle class.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Aquinas’ take The Christian moral tradition builds and elaborates on these Greek foundations.
—Tucker J. Gregor, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foundations
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About 400 people initially signed the statement, representing a range of Christian denominations, leaders of Black, Asian and Latino churches and associations and Christian universities and institutions.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Since its founding in 2010, the DCC’s impact has helped elevate Sylvester to Florida’s only National Cancer Institute (NCI)–designated cancer center, placing it among the nation’s elite institutions for cancer research and care.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Coordination and communication, after all, are cornerstones of any music scene.—
Evan Minsker,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2026
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Both are cornerstones of Puerto Rican cooking.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
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The directive comes amid a broader shake-up at the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of 27 institutes and centres at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).—
Max Kozlov,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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To reach this conclusion, investigators from Harvard University, Mass General Brigham, MIT, and other institutes looked at data that was tracked through two large, long-term health studies.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2026
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His unapologetic calls for a progressive economic agenda and more inclusive policies for all racial groups, religions, genders and orientations laid the groundwork for the progressive movement within the Democratic Party.—
MATT BROWN,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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Our Local Group — like all galaxy groups and galaxy clusters — will experience this, eventually creating a super-galaxy known as Milkdromeda.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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Better yet, those bedrocks are as plentiful as ever.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Nov. 2025
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The bedrocks of healthy behavior are your biggest assets for staying disease-free.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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Scoring and assisting on Tuesday versus Real España, Martínez backed up his effort in Honduras during much of LAFC’s inaugural appearance at the Coliseum, a short walk from the Black & Gold home grounds of BMO Stadium.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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In contrast, Munster High School designated the fieldhouse as a space for students who wanted to protest, but some students left school grounds to protest, making their way to Calumet Avenue in front of the Munster branch of the Lake County Public Library.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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