basically
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"Since they will be limited by the few resources they brought from Earth, anything they find on the moon will help them basically live off the land, especially for longer-term missions or outposts."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
I contacted the other driver’s insurance company, and they said they’re waiting for the accident report before moving forward — so I’m basically in a holding pattern.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
"I can't get over this, I can't," Alexandra tells me, "Because it basically happened right in front of me. It was terrible. I just don't know how I'm going to get over this."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
I founded an all-boys charter school in 2021, with the goal of helping black boys who basically stopped learning during Covid shutdowns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
There is basically only one chromatic scale; you can start it on any note, but the pitches will end up being the same as the pitches in any other chromatic scale.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
