basic
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Some critics said the report failed to answer basic questions, such as how many less-lethal rounds were fired or how many officers were disciplined for misconduct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Surviving spouses, at FRA or older, generally get 100% of the worker’s basic benefit amount, the IRS says.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Most people hear the question and assume I’m headed toward taxes, universal basic income or some other scheme for redistributing AI’s gains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
In Cali, volunteers quickly went to work with picks, basic tools and their own hands to try to find survivors.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Once again, the war years shaped and hardened his convictions on this score, though the basic attitudes on which they rested were in place long before he assumed command of the Continental Army.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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