Thesaurus results for FOUNDATIONS

foundations

noun

plural of foundation

as in institutions

a public organization with a particular purpose or function donated to a foundation that supported cancer research

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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 Some need to be put back and dealt with later; others become the foundations of your build. — Rosie Guest, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Additional funds are raised through philanthropic foundations, individuals and corporate partners such as Pacsun. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026 The organization is funded through Howard County government, state and federal grants, private foundations, and contributions from individuals, community groups, the faith community and local businesses. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Scholarships on the site appear to be funded largely by an array of private groups, including foundations, associations, fraternities, unions and other organizations. — Todd Wallack, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2026 His grandfather, Keshavlal Modi, began trading rough diamonds in the 1930s, navigating the Mumbai-Singapore commercial route and laying the foundations of the family business. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026 As extreme weather becomes more common and disruptive, the effects can impair relationships, interrupt routines and communication, and damage gathering places and the foundations of community traditions. — Fiona Doherty, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026 Those engineering foundations ultimately determine whether more ambitious fusion experiments can be conducted reliably and safely. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026 Galileo opens new horizons, while mercantilism lays the foundations of capitalism. — Ed Meza, Variety, 28 July 2026

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Tortorici said his film explores how institutions, such as school, family and the state, fail kids.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026
Philanthropy has always been judged less by intention than by outcome — and today, as public trust in institutions frays, that scrutiny has never been sharper.

— James Chen, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026

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But given the public interest in solving this challenge, there is a case for taxing the training of frontier AI models and devoting the proceeds to additional research at government AI oversight institutes or universities.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Founded in 2021, Helical Fusion aims to commercialize fusion research conducted at the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS), one of Japan’s leading public research institutes.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026

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Athletics The Athletics are led by DH Brent Rooker, who hit 39 homers and stole 11 bases last year, and right fielder Lawrence Butler, an emerging star who added 22 homers and 18 steals.

— Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Washington Nationals The Nationals should take the next step forward as their young nucleus, led by shortstop CJ Abrams, who hit 20 homers and stole 31 bases last year, continues to develop and improve.

— Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025

Definition of bases

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Brazilians lead the way in seven different age groups, from Philippe Coutinho at 16 all the way to Neymar aged 31.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
These groups that are coming here are coming for one reason, and that is to provoke a reaction and generate attention.

— Heath Kalb, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

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The costs of health insurance are pushing small businesses — beloved by politicians and the bedrocks of entire communities — to a financial cliff.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 7 July 2026
Hillary Rodham Clinton also reflect on the bedrocks of our democracy, including the Electoral College and the peaceful transfer of power.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 June 2026

Definition of bedrocks

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The administration is pushing to restrict leading Chinese open-weight models on cybersecurity grounds.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
While Theo lived in the hospital, Sarah and Gary lived on the hospital grounds at the Ronald McDonald House — becoming one of the longest residents to ever stay at the home.

— Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

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