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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
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
“When they all get together,” said the father of a recent Power Four conference kicker, “it’s basically a sewing circle where they all talk to each other: ‘Hey, I got this,’ ‘I’m getting this.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
“At this point, the models are basically nation-state-level hackers,” said Adam Khoja, a researcher at the The Center for AI Safety in San Francisco.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Molly Sender lived on the Yiddish stage, and basically died on it, too.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
