basics
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Instead, the strongest evidence for good recovery comes from the basics:
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
High-tech assistance doesn’t relieve those of us in polling of the need to get the basics right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
"A little market has been set up near where I live. I sometimes buy basics there, it's a little bit cheaper," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
But if you want to lead a world-class city, you need to have world-class answers on the big stuff like housing and homelessness and on the basics, too, like fractured sidewalks and neglected parks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Bobby knew the basics of the opening but hadn’t yet mastered all of its intricacies.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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