basically
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Most of the vehicles currently on the road, even those generating revenue, are still basically prototypes, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Who could have predicted that defending league MVP Matthew Stafford would throw high, throw short, and basically throw an array of balls that landed down under?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
But the one part of the market that has cooled are so-called momentum stocks, whose precise definitions vary but basically are bets that fast-rising stocks will continue to gain ground.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
“When they all get together,” said the father of a recent Power Four conference kicker, “it’s basically a sewing circle where they all talk to each other: ‘Hey, I got this,’ ‘I’m getting this.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
More basically, Jefferson simply did not regard his behavior as seditious or treasonable.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
