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basic

[bey-sik] / ˈbeɪ sɪk /


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You can click on a game and see a basic box score, leaderboard, or the teams’ rosters.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026

Careers at risk are those where the primary output is a standardized cognitive product that AI can replicate: basic coding, routine accounting or entry-level copywriting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Futures that mirror stock prices don’t seem useful, but futures allow for higher leverage than with basic stock trading.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Lib Dem deputy leader Daisy Cooper said the policy was designed to end the "national scandal where millions can't afford the most basic energy they need".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Poorly dressed and malnourished, they faced lethal diseases like dysentery, smallpox, and typhus—epidemics typical in army camps where basic sanitation was poor and drinking water carried deadly germs.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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