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phrasefound[founded, founded, ] founded on/upon ! Be founded upon is more formal than be founded on and is mostly used in writing. be founded on/upon to be based on something, especially a particular idea or belief: Any relationship has to be founded on some degree of trust. the democratic principles and values which our society is founded upon Reflexology is founded on the belief that massaging the feet can affect the health of other parts of the body.■ SIMILAR TO: be based on
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- find (one) innocent
- find (one) not guilty
- find (one) with (one's) fingers in the till
- find (one) with (one's) hand in the till
- find (one's) (own) level
- find (one's) feet
- find (one's) match
- find (one's) tongue
- find (one's) voice
- find (one's)/its way
- find (oneself) with (something)
- find (oneself) without (someone or something)
- find (someone or something) out
- find (something) out the hard way
- find (something) wanting
- find a happy medium
- find against (someone or something)
- find common ground
- find for (someone or something)
- find God
- find out a thing or two (about someone or something)
- find out how the land lies
- find the root of the problem
- find the time
- found (up)on
- found money
- found on
- founding father
- founding father (of something)
- founding mother (of something)
- lost and found
- lost-and-found
- lost-and-found badge
- nowhere to be found
- nowhere to be found/seen
- the founding father of something
- weighed (in the balance) and found wanting
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