basically

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“We’re basically being enslaved by them,” Mr. Rinderknecht said when asked by federal investigators why someone might commit arson in the Palisades.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

"London has always been part of my dream. I basically grew up here musically."

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“What you have is basically a bunch of people who feel a bit under siege,” said Bob Olinksy, the senior vice president of Structural Reform and Governance at the Center for American Progress.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Tory Gavito, the president of Way to Win, a progressive donor network and research organization, told Salon that she sees the autopsy as basically agnostic on what, if anything, the Democrats should stand for.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

According to the adults, Josie basically was an imaginary friend.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix