basically
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The winery gets fees from the tour companies for each visit, about $327,000 last year, but those fees basically just cover the cost of holding tastings for the visitors and giving them tours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
There’s an old religion called Manichaeism, which had this idea of basically light versus the dark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
“They’re leaving people without their family, basically, and then some of the people are even dying in there,” she said of immigration detention.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
"I lost probably two seconds because I was already crying basically and I couldn't see clearly ahead," he said.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
She is really, really pretty and totally different looking from basically anyone else I’ve ever seen before.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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