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    A1
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
    The company's reputation was built on years of reliable service.
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo use something as a base or foundation for further development or success.
    The company built on its early successes to become a global leader.
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo add to or expand upon something that already exists.
    The speaker built on the previous presenter's ideas, adding new insights.

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    Covid vaccine scientists win Nobel: BBC News Review

    06:13Covid vaccine scientists win Nobel: BBC News Review
    • Yes, a foundation is the bit at the bottom of the building, often under the ground and it's the bit that you build, or lay, first and then everything else is built on top of it.

      Yes, a foundation is the bit at the bottom of the building, often under the ground and it's the bit that you build, or lay, first and then everything else is built on top of it.

    • and then everything else is built on top of it.

      and then everything else is built on top of it.

    B2

    How to fight climate change with parking lots

    08:32How to fight climate change with parking lots
    • Instead of the solar farms, they built on nearby land that used to be orchards and forests.

      Instead of the solar farms, they built on nearby land that used to be orchards and forests.

    • The country was literally built on the backs of the railroads

      The country was literally built on the backs of the railroads

    B1

    Evolution Can't Explain Your Grandma

    09:31Evolution Can't Explain Your Grandma
    • So it turns out that this decades-old hypothesis was built on a house of cards, and it may have come crashing down.

      So it turns out that this decades-old hypothesis was built on a house of cards, and it may have come crashing down.

    • built on a house of cards, and it may have come crashing down.

      built on a house of cards, and it may have come crashing down.

    B2

    How Tokyo Made Itself Earthquake-Proof

    07:14How Tokyo Made Itself Earthquake-Proof
    • And now you have Tokyo the largest city in the world and home to 14 million people built on an island that gets hit with earthquakes the same size as the one that leveled Turkey every few years, sometimes multiple times per year.

      And now you have Tokyo the largest city in the world and home to 14 million people built on an island that gets hit with earthquakes the same size as the one that leveled Turkey every few years, sometimes multiple times per year.

    • and home to 14 million people built on an island  that gets hit with earthquakes the same size  

      and home to 14 million people built on an island  that gets hit with earthquakes the same size  

    B1

    HYUNDAI N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo: Unveiled

    03:02HYUNDAI N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo: Unveiled
    • Combining such clean technology with Grand N's high-performance technology, we are envisioning a high-performance car built on an eco-friendly hydrogen fuel cell.

      Combining such clean technology with Grand N's high-performance technology, we are envisioning a high-performance car built on an eco-friendly hydrogen fuel cell.

    • we are envisioning a high performance car built on an eco-friendly hydrogen fuel cell.

      we are envisioning a high performance car built on an eco-friendly hydrogen fuel cell.

    B1

    Why roller coaster loops aren't circular

    06:27Why roller coaster loops aren't circular
    • The next looping coaster built on Coney Island, the Loop the Loop, was crafted to avoid all those issues.

      The next looping coaster built on Coney Island, the Loop the Loop, was crafted to avoid all those issues.

    B2

    Why South Africa is still so segregated

    10:16Why South Africa is still so segregated
    • And they built on the foundation the British were leaving behind.

      And they built on the foundation the British were leaving behind.

    B2

    How Working For Google, Amazon, And Microsoft Lost 'Dream Job' Status

    12:13How Working For Google, Amazon, And Microsoft Lost 'Dream Job' Status
    • But definitely, especially if you're going to a place that is built on Azure and you have Microsoft experience that seems like a no-brainer.

      But definitely, especially if you're going to a place that is built on Azure and you have Microsoft experience that seems like a no-brainer.

    B1

    Incremental Models (Faisal El Shami)

    11:05Incremental Models (Faisal El Shami)
    • Usually we have the first steps, the very raw tables as views, and then everything built on top of that usually.

      Usually we have the first steps, the very raw tables as views, and then everything built on top of that usually.

    • then everything built on top of that usually.

      then everything built on top of that usually.

    B1

    ⏩ The Metaverse: 7 Technologies That Will Make It A Reality

    08:06⏩ The Metaverse: 7 Technologies That Will Make It A Reality
    • Web 2.0 brought us the "Web as a Platform", where software applications are built on the Web as opposed to just desktop computers.

      Web 2.0 brought us the "Web as a Platform", where software applications are built on the Web as opposed to just desktop computers.

    • Web 2.0 brought us the web as a platform where software applications are built on the web as opposed to just desktop computers.

      Web 2.0 brought us the web as a platform where software applications are built on the web as opposed to just desktop computers.

    A1