basic details

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Members of Congress on both sides of the political aisle say that Trump has withheld information, including with whom the administration is negotiating inside Iran, and other basic details.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

How Microsoft has managed to avoid disclosing such basic details is baffling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

The basic details of the cold case at the heart of “The Carpool Detectives” are this: An older couple living a seemingly comfortable life in the L.A. suburbs mysteriously disappeared a couple decades ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025

Sir Keir said the government had not provided "basic details" about the scheme, including how many prisoners were being released early, where they were and what crimes they had committed.

From BBC • May 15, 2024

A slighdy younger Old Babylonian clay tablet, dating from 2000-1700 bc, gives basic details on how to learn and time a four-stringed fretted lute, including instructions for the notes to play.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall