basics
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Just trying to understand the basics of the new rules has been difficult, Lee said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Caldwell said his initial assessment of the chain was that it had massively underinvested in the basics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
"We were just slightly off it around our physicality, first time tackles, speed around the ruck – the basics where you need to be at it at this level," said Adams.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
For others, like American-Iranian Karisa Tavassoli, an educator in Atlanta, the basics of the American dream still ring true.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Mechanics and food prep and clothes repair and farming basics and things like that.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
