lay the groundwork/foundation
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: to provide the right conditions
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But their collection, which includes works by artists as disparate as Titian, Willem de Kooning, and Amy Sherald, will lay the foundation for the small Jesuit college’s first art museum, for which Hedreen has also pledged another $25 million of seed money.
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The Editors, Robb Report, 14 June 2024
However, some reports have suggested that Apple will break that tradition and introduce the M4 at this event to preempt Microsoft's competing announcement and to lay the groundwork for AI features to be discussed at WWDC.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 3 May 2024
The proposal would declare concentrated poverty a crisis in the state and lay the groundwork for its eradication by allowing qualifying census tracts to partake in 10-year-plans to achieve and sustain a reduction in the number of households living below the federal poverty level.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2024
In addition, automakers have invested billions in Michigan and other parts of the U.S. to lay the groundwork for local electric vehicle production.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 19 Feb. 2024
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The Editors, Robb Report, 14 June 2024
However, some reports have suggested that Apple will break that tradition and introduce the M4 at this event to preempt Microsoft's competing announcement and to lay the groundwork for AI features to be discussed at WWDC.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 3 May 2024
The proposal would declare concentrated poverty a crisis in the state and lay the groundwork for its eradication by allowing qualifying census tracts to partake in 10-year-plans to achieve and sustain a reduction in the number of households living below the federal poverty level.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2024
In addition, automakers have invested billions in Michigan and other parts of the U.S. to lay the groundwork for local electric vehicle production.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 19 Feb. 2024
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