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based

[beyst] / beɪst /


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The researchers based this conclusion after analyzing data from 1975 to 2013.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

“We ultimately all are actuaries, right? We’re all trying to predict and make our decisions based on probabilities,” Beane says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Unified School District are seeing the steepest decline in enrollment in California, based on new state data posted Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

It's more unusual for a US actress to play the part, but Coward actually based the character on an American he'd met at a dinner party in 1921.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes is based on the life of a real little girl who lived in Japan from 1943 to 1955.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr