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building blocks

  • plural
    of building block.
    building block
    noun

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And they could keep rising for a few more years due to a persistent shortage of the building blocks of AI networks, said Shawn DuBravac, chief economist of the Global Electronics Association.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Peptides are short chains of amino acids that assemble to form proteins, which are the body's building blocks.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

AUSTIN, Texas—Steps away from an old printing press, a fleet of industrial robots and dozens of workers assemble the building blocks of what a highflying startup hopes will be America’s next big power company.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

That's because of rapidly changing economics around tokens, the building blocks of LLMs and agentic AI.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

The atomism of Democritus, Epicurus and Lucretius implied that the universe is made up of building blocks that function through their size, shape and solidity.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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