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basically

[bay-sik-lee] / ˈbeɪ sɪk li /


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Riley says he had offers from "basically all promoters", but felt MF Pro best appreciated both his boxing and his audience.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Yeah, basically, I can go between the two.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

"One could imagine, then, combining different qubits of different responses, so you can basically probe one qubit but not the other," Martirez said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

“We have basically a Cold War race with technology, and we cannot allow the premier company at the forefront of this to, in some way, be irresponsible,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

She tossed them across the desk with her furry, stumpy arms, basically throwing them over Zeke’s and Daniel’s heads.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness


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