basic

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Though kids might be getting basic vision screenings at school or from a pediatrician, some eye problems are still overlooked.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Here are a few basic internet hygiene steps you can take:

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Then she treated Congress with snide hostility when it asked her to answer basic questions about it.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

The system works using the same kind of basic logic found in computing.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

Perhaps the most famous enslaved man in America at the time, William Lee was not granted the most basic recognition of his birth or death.

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