as in member
one of the parts that make up a whole
historically the infantry division has been a basic building block of armies
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Recent Examples of building block
But there appear to be key building blocks on which Wisconsin can lean, particularly offensively.
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Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The acid tears them up because the layers of helices stuck together are too big to be the building blocks of nanofibers.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Nov. 2024
As part of the grant, Eastwood ran a series of workshops that acted as building blocks for the formation of the collective that was formed in late 2020.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
However, while Kubernetes provides the essential building blocks—such as auto-scaling, self-healing and rolling updates—add-ons are still necessary to extend functionality for specific operational needs, such as networking, policy-as-code, storage management and security.
—Ben Ofiri, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The acid tears them up because the layers of helices stuck together are too big to be the building blocks of nanofibers.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Nov. 2024
As part of the grant, Eastwood ran a series of workshops that acted as building blocks for the formation of the collective that was formed in late 2020.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
However, while Kubernetes provides the essential building blocks—such as auto-scaling, self-healing and rolling updates—add-ons are still necessary to extend functionality for specific operational needs, such as networking, policy-as-code, storage management and security.
—Ben Ofiri, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Teachers and community members have given great feedback about Murphy, Crosset said.Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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The court does not have a police force of its own to make the arrests, but relies on member states to execute them, which state parties are legally obliged to do.Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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Three makers of ubiquitous technology components (No. 1 NVIDIA, No. 5 AMD, No. 11 Apple) made the top of the list, as well as a maker of business process software and services (No. 2 ServiceNow) and a cybersecurity company (No. 7 Fortinet).Heather Newman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Despite sharing many components with the outgoing 360, the F430 most critically featured an entirely new engine.Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
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Researchers also found that other factors, such as age, BMI, and heart failure, were linked to lower cognitive scores.Gillian Mohney, Verywell Health, 29 Nov. 2024
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Beyond socioeconomic factors, wealth, religion, or education, the microbiome sharing rate was the strongest predictor of social relationships, the researchers highlighted.Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Other elements derived from the Stuttgart carmaker include the dual-clutch transmission and VW Group components like the 4.0-liter V-8.Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
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Highlighting different elements of your company’s benefits package throughout the year and providing relevant examples of how a particular offering may benefit an employee personally helps ensure your employees understand the value of the benefit (not just the cost).Expert Panel®, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The hotel's restaurant — called Farmer in the Dells — will continue the theme, with seasonal ingredients sourced from local farms and a four-story Silo Bar, which will include an open-air rooftop bar with a view of Mirror Lake State Park.Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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Makeup with comedogenic ingredients like mineral oil is a common culprit, as are some richer skin-care formulas.Emily Orofino, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Building block.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/building%20block. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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