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laying the groundwork
  1. 1 laying the groundwork, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, consensus-building process
  2. 2 digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

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  • The president made certain that he lined his pockets before he resigned.

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