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"We must accelerate efforts to structurally lower our cost base and sustainably improve our earnings quality," Volkswagen finance chief Arno Antlitz said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Competition from fixed wireless and fiber connection services has been eating into the company’s home-internet subscriber base.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Other perks are resonating, as well, with the Amex customer base.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
They said a "lack of regulation means that a technology without any kind of robust independent evidence base can just be rolled out" widely.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
They had camped at the base of a bluff.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
But it can also enhance our baser instincts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
But it also quite consciously plays to the baser side of us that takes cold comfort, even joy, at the miseries of the hyperwealthy.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
Bizarre as all of this is, Ackman’s self-promotion has obscured a perhaps far baser motivation for attacking Harvard.
From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2023
But I am going to do all I can not to cave in to my baser angel.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2022
And it seemed to Tyrion that the gold and silver and platinum links far outnumbered those of baser metals.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
But the effect on most of its victims was to bring out their basest instincts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
For all the hate that is out there, churned from the basest of motives and used to exploit parents, this is not Florida and it is not 1978.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
The actor and playwright Eric Bogosian blazed a career on Off Broadway stages in the 1980s and ’90s by mucking around in mankind’s basest instincts.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
They prefer stuff like "Warrior Poet Society," because it flatters their basest instincts.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2022
Gleefully, she turned on the faithful Robbie, and with the basest of ingratitude, rewarded him for his sacrifice by taunting him cruelly for a lack of running ability.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
It might be assembling more from components stored in underground bases, but the production facilities where engines for the missiles were built have been destroyed, said Fabian Hinz, an independent missile expert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
For weeks, Iran has focused its retaliatory strikes on Bahrain and Kuwait, both of which host U.S. military bases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Fury, who bases his training camps in Thailand, appeared relaxed and in good spirits.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The tide really began to turn later in the inning with two outs and the bases loaded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
While Johnson leaned over the table to look, McNamara pointed out potential targets for an American air strike, mainly North Vietnamese torpedo boat bases along the coast.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
Newcastle have shifted strategy this summer, targeting players aged 20 and under and based on the continent.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
DWP engineers weigh those factors when prioritizing pipes for replacement, assigning a letter grade to each water main based on its likelihood of failure and the potential consequences of a break.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
As we talked, it turned out that Weston, who is now based in Wiltshire, grew up in a village near Broughton in Hampshire, where the animals were dumped outside the shop.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The startup based in New York was most recently valued at $1.3 billion, but could fetch around $10 billion in a sale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“I took a chance based on something you said to your mom back in her office. It’s the longest of long shots, but since no one is here trying to arrest us, I don’t know.”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
It’s already reflected in stock prices, and investors gain no advantage when basing their stock selections on it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 4, 2026
The about-face on basing also put the biggest strain on Saudi-American military relations in recent years and triggered a spate of tense phone calls between Trump and the Saudi crown prince.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
A Nato spokesperson later clarified that Rutte had simply meant to highlight how allies, Italy included, had honoured existing bilateral basing agreements.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
The Pentagon chief said the move was also aimed at ensuring US "access, basing and overflight are clearly delineated and assured" after some European imposed restrictions on US forces during the Iran war.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
“Well, that’s an interesting way to put together a reading list, basing it on bookcase elevation...”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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