basic facts

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All of these are basic facts based on publicly available data.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

“We can’t agree on basic facts that are vital to our health and safety,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Speaking to reporters outside the court on Tuesday, ahead of the court's decision, YouTuber Kim Se-ui denied the charges and said the warrant "did not even properly organise the basic facts".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Judges don’t need to just pretend to be unaware of basic facts about the world.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

But most of all you need the intelligible basic facts to begin with, and these must come from basic research.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas