basis
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An Alibaba spokesperson said there is "no basis" for their company to have been listed.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
“HONA” stock will begin trading on a when-issued basis about a week or two ahead of that.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Even so, these two low-volatility indexes have continued to beat the overall market on a risk-adjusted basis.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
Affirm monitors AI usage on a near-real-time basis, and reviews costs including through weekly reports to the company’s leadership team.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
It was soon to become the basis of the most influential philosophy in Western history—the Aristotelian doctrine that would live for two millennia.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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