basic

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Families were loaded on to tipper trucks and driven about 30 minutes away to Kubwa, an area where residents say basic amenities were missing and tensions emerged with the original inhabitants.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“The basic message was, ‘Be afraid,’” Labovitz remembers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Tarlowe observed that the $10 fee hike compares to a $5 increase in 2022, marking “the largest nominal fee increase for basic members in recent history.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The citizenship clause would not accomplish its most basic function of overruling Dred Scott.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Below are a few basic classroom management ideas to use when teaching music.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin