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• Healey is beginning to lay the groundwork for when the state would spend its share of the cash.
  — Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
• Auburn is hopeful that Bright can lay the groundwork for the team’s path back through this side of the bracket.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 20 June 2022
• That would lay the groundwork for the sector to be able to reach net zero emissions by 2050, the IEA said.
  — Will Horner, WSJ, 27 June 2023
• The Bletchley Park efforts helped turn the tide of war and lay the groundwork for the modern computer.
  — Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
• And Beau’s experience of watching the play begins to lay the groundwork for the final act of the film.
  — Vulture, 13 June 2023
• The project, researchers say, will lay the groundwork for future space travel.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022
• Sleep Deals One of the best ways to lay the foundation for good health is through plenty of quality z’s.
  — Sarah Madaus, SELF, 5 July 2023
• The moment helped lay the groundwork for her character.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
• He is widely considered to have helped lay the groundwork for Macron’s rise to power in 2017.
  — Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
• In essence, Vanilla Ice’s success helped lay the groundwork for the gangsta rap that killed his career.
  — Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2023
• Soto wanted to help lay the groundwork for younger players.
  — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 16 Nov. 2024
• Starting almost 50 years ago, Blades, who grew up in Panama, helped lay the groundwork.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 23 June 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
• The song’s distinct rhythm, which would also go on to inspire the Latin hip-hop genre reggaeton, helped lay the groundwork for the Dembow sound.
  — USA TODAY, 20 July 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
• Now officials say the campaign will help lay the groundwork to bolster UTD’s future growth.
  — Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2022
• The high-level talks aim to lay the groundwork for potential negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 6 July 2023
• 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
• All of it helped lay the groundwork for an ending that resonated as more than just another crazy twist.
  — Time, 18 Nov. 2022
• Hayes not only wanted to shake things up for the Olympics but lay the groundwork for the 2027 World Cup, a competition of greater importance.
  — Steven Goff, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
• Brinkley’s three previous books on this theme lay the groundwork for a story of uplift.
  — Scott W. Stern, The New Republic, 10 Jan. 2023
• The Orioles picked in the top five for four consecutive years, the first four of the Mike Elias era, and used those selections to lay the foundation for the current roster.
  — Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2024
• One way to lay the groundwork for bundled solutions is for the EV ecosystem to bring in the home-building industry as a new partner.
  — Tracy Price, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
• That team would lay the groundwork for the investigation that Mr. Smith would take over as special counsel a year and a half later.
  — Adam Goldman, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
• The treaties that govern Antarctica helped lay the foundation for space agreements.
  — Sara Clemence, The Atlantic, 3 July 2023
• Their diplomatic efforts are meant to lay the groundwork for more trade and, most likely, steps to evade crippling U.S. sanctions.
  — Jamsheed K. Choksy, Foreign Affairs, 20 July 2023
• The results of these primaries will lay the groundwork for the general elections in November.
  — ABC News, 28 June 2022
• Donald Trump's first presidential win helped lay the groundwork for the #MeToo movement.
  — NPR, 21 Nov. 2024
• Fostering habit resilience can lay the foundation for deeper focus and stronger commitment.
  — Mo Hamzian, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
• Once the actors lay the foundation with their training, Winquist and his team use technology to turn them into photorealistic apes.
  — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024

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