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as in institute
a public organization with a particular purpose or function
donated to a foundation that supported cancer research
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as in basis
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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Some think that Buffett is holding out for better opportunities when prices come down during an economic downturn, while strengthening the cash war chest as a way to lay the foundation for his successor, Greg Abel.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
Just keeping yourself abreast of what’s going on in the rest of the world, especially down here at the southern border, which is the foundation of all the rest of the problems that the country sees as far as immigration and the influx of drugs.
—Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Dec. 2024
Illustration: Mark Belan/Quanta Magazine The foundations for public key cryptography were first discovered between 1970 and 1974 by British mathematicians working for the U.K. Government Communications Headquarters, the same government agency that cracked the Nazi Enigma code during World War II.
—John Pavlus, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2024
Full nodes form the foundation of Bitcoin's security by rejecting any invalid transactions or blocks.
—Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Yun Li, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
Just keeping yourself abreast of what’s going on in the rest of the world, especially down here at the southern border, which is the foundation of all the rest of the problems that the country sees as far as immigration and the influx of drugs.
—Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Dec. 2024
Illustration: Mark Belan/Quanta Magazine The foundations for public key cryptography were first discovered between 1970 and 1974 by British mathematicians working for the U.K. Government Communications Headquarters, the same government agency that cracked the Nazi Enigma code during World War II.
—John Pavlus, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2024
Full nodes form the foundation of Bitcoin's security by rejecting any invalid transactions or blocks.
—Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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In 2021, the institute found that three North Carolina counties were among the 10 U.S. counties whose residents held the most medical debt.Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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The institute was started by Jennifer Doudna, who shared a Nobel Prize for helping discover CRISPR.Rob Stein, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
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Another challenge is creating a standardized deployment model that can be applied to any project to reduce disparity across install bases and determine whether retrofitting is needed to bring prior installations up to the current processes.Igor Rikalo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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There are also changes coming to cost basis calculations – which is key for investors as cost basis represents their original investment in the asset.Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Other institutions involved included Cal Poly Pomona, the National Park Service, UCLA, the University of Nebraska and Harvard Westlake High School.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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This is a watershed moment that underscores the need for democracies to defend their institutions with vigor and resolve.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Embracing impermanence has been a cornerstone of Mowry’s courage, amid such a major life transition.Essence, Essence, 17 Dec. 2024
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Health care systems across Europe are a cornerstone of public trust.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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City currently sits 20th in the new 36-team group Champions League format, with only the top eight progressing automatically to the round of 16.Matias Grez, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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This group — especially Dansby Swanson, Nico Hoerner and Pete Crow-Armstrong — accumulates a lot of value primarily from their elite defense.Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Your contributions to preserve moral bedrocks are evident in initiatives like Kathryn Jean Lopez’s webinar discussing the film Sound of Hope, which tells the inspiring story of a Texas church ensuring no child in their community was left without care.Rich Lowry, National Review, 16 Dec. 2024
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Understanding Co-Elevation: The New Social Contract Co-elevation is the bedrock principle on which teamship is stands.Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Foundation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foundation. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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