base
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"In our base case we don't have shortages," she responded.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
You want to feel like you have a good home base, right?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Just before the Scotland news conference at their palatial Charlotte base camp, three Norwegian reporters fetched up in search of Scottish retaliatory thunder.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
CCO salaries have risen to a median base range of $400,000-$450,000, up 12%-14% from two years earlier, according to Korn Ferry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
After slamming her “torpedo” into the side of the Housatonic, she reversed herself and had seemingly set course for her home base on Sullivan’s Island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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