basically

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Full-year earnings forecasts for 268 companies in the S&P 500 are basically unchanged since the start of the Iran war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"The human eye is basically the best camera that could ever or will ever exist," Kelsey Young, the lead scientist for the Artemis 2 mission, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

But if you live in America, or if you’ve even been privy to the country’s culture over the last century — Americentrism basically ensures that — Emma’s admission won’t come as a shock.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

"It would create profit when all they're doing is swapping players. So it was basically a way of getting around the regulations, increasing your limits and these academy players were being used as commodities."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Fine, I was mad, at my parents, at Liz, at Owen and Leo, at basically everyone.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz