basically
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"Since they will be limited by the few resources they brought from Earth, anything they find on the moon will help them basically live off the land, especially for longer-term missions or outposts."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
I contacted the other driver’s insurance company, and they said they’re waiting for the accident report before moving forward — so I’m basically in a holding pattern.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
“They basically prefer stability over everything else,” Citrinowicz said, referring to Gulf states like Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
"We're famously a wet country but there's been a whole raft of really positive research coming out of the States that's basically working on the premise that water doesn't burn," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Leonardo calls them prophecies, or glimpses of the future, and they’re basically jokes with morals attached.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
