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basis

[bey-sis] / ˈbeɪ sɪs /




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Brendan Cox, co-founder of the Together Coalition, said: "Extremists are trying to divide us, to target minorities on the basis of their race or religion and to turn community against community. We won't let them".

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Some clients work with her on a weekly or monthly basis, while others need help less often.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

“We continue to expect agentic traffic to pick up in 2H, with opportunity to monetize on a pay-per-crawler basis, adding upside to estimates,” the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The animals were seen entering homes, roaming near schools and rampaging in supermarkets and hot spring resorts almost on a daily basis.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Deutsche Bank’s CDO machine paid Hubler the 28 basis points he craved and, in December 2006 and January 2007, cut two deals, of $2 billion each.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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