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Wholesale prices had been basically unchanged in the prior two months after a brief lull in the U.S.-Iran conflict resulted in cheaper oil.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
She’s unpredictable, and basically reinvents herself with each new record.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 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
I’ll dive into those details in a minute, but the takeaway from inside the industry is basically this: Uh-oh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
In fact, the essence of noise, "white noise," is basically every pitch at once, so that no particular pitch is heard.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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