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• This was a year to take small ones forward and lay a foundation.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 17 May 2021
• One of the best ways to lay the foundation for good health is through plenty of quality z’s.
  — Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 10 Oct. 2023
• Bedding and Sleep Deals One of the best ways to lay the foundation for good health is through plenty of quality z’s.
  — Sarah Madaus, SELF, 11 July 2023
• His death grabbed the attention of the FBI and helped lay the foundation for Indiana to pass its version of a bias crimes law.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 21 June 2023
• Keogh said the soil work at the site has been completed, and now the company will begin to lay the foundation this summer.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 15 Feb. 2024
• Read more: Best Air Purifiers One of the best ways to lay the foundation for good health is through plenty of quality z’s.
  — Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 11 Oct. 2023
• Those are all key pieces to have as general manager Mike Grier and the Sharks try to lay the foundation for the team’s future.
  — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
• Doing so will lay a foundation for a safer, stronger and more equitable future for all.
  — Douglas M. Baker Jr., Star Tribune, 12 Aug. 2020
• The treaties that govern Antarctica helped lay the foundation for space agreements.
  — Sara Clemence, The Atlantic, 3 July 2023
• Smith and Boston could begin to lay a foundation for an outstanding high-low duo.
  — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 11 May 2023
• Trump's design at times required blowing up land to lay the foundation for his wall, as ABC News reported in 2020.
  — Quinn Owen, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2023
• The ability to be the first and to start something from the ground up and to really lay the foundation, that's a once-in-a-career opportunity.
  — Al Gaspeny, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2023
• That likely isn’t enough by itself to lay the foundation for another change of leadership at PRO.
  — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
• This maternal line has helped lay the foundation for Kaifer’s culinary success.
  — Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2024
• For first-year head coaches starting a rebuild, 2020 seemed like a lousy environment to lay a foundation.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 30 Nov. 2020
• Police searched for him there in 1999 and gathered evidence as to his possible whereabouts that helped lay the foundation for an arrest.
  — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2024
• It’s set up to be a much better opportunity for Billups to showcase his coaching chops and lay a foundation for the Blazers’ next chapter.
  — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 19 Oct. 2022
• More important, such a speech would lay a foundation for Americans to understand Biden’s next moves.
  — Jonah Blank, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2024
• That can lay the foundation to legally force land managers to make accommodations for threatened species.
  — Jill Cowan Daniel Dorsa, New York Times, 22 May 2023
• That work helped lay the foundation for a new way of looking at antitrust law beyond the impact of big-company market dominance on consumer prices.
  — Mary Clare Jalonick and Matt O'Brien, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
• But here’s where things get ironic: whatever Celina needs to do, or has needed to do, to return to the state tournament this year, its loss to Sinton last season may have helped lay the foundation.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 30 May 2023
• The idea is to curate a collection of staple items that can be mixed and matched into numerous combinations, or lay the foundation for any outfit.
  — Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2023
• The sergeant's testimony helped lay a foundation for the testimony of Zimmerman, who worked in the homicide unit at that time and joined Edwards and the other officers the scene of Floyd's arrest.
  — Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 2 Apr. 2021
• The Mayflower Compact, signed 400 years ago this week, helped lay a foundation for America’s commitment to government by consent of the governed.
  — Joseph Loconte, National Review, 11 Nov. 2020
• Accelerate growth and lay a foundation for future growth.
  — Joe Mozden, Forbes, 2 June 2022
• One recent study suggests that some PWIs can be considered just as viable as a choice for Black students to lay the foundation for a successful future and overall, a social safe haven.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 15 May 2024
• The following are three ways CEOs can lay the foundation for leadership development.
  — Lilit Davtyan, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
• Hand-warming pockets, full waterproofing, Recco reflectors, and arm vents lay the foundation for a smooth day of skiing.
  — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2023
• Anyone with the will to succeed and the tenacity to lay a foundation and adopt this persona can become a Methodical Innovator.
  — Sri Manchala, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022
• Southern rap superstar Trina helped lay the foundation for today’s biggest female hip-hop artists.
  — Washington Post, 27 July 2023

Last Updated: 7 Aug 2024