basic details
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She learned that to build a durable peace and move forward from violence, there has to be an agreement on the basic details of what happened.
From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026
How Microsoft has managed to avoid disclosing such basic details is baffling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
She became notorious for her inconsistent, vague comments, as well as her claims to have forgotten basic details of her early life, leading social media to nickname her "my amnesia girl".
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025
They start with the most basic details — “Where am I?” for example — and evolve into increasingly specific queries until they form an inverse triangle brimming with insight he’s deciphered on his own.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024
“Right. So what do you actually know about this person you apparently have a massive crush on and know zero basic details about?”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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