basically

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And so there's a sort of sycophantic element of basically sort of talking to yourself in a way, like to a mirror.

From BBC

“Without them, we wouldn’t be reading German plans right now, when we need it most. Even Turing’s machine is basically a more sophisticated version of their bomba.”

From Literature

"He seemed lovely, so it was an easy decision basically."

From BBC

They are just playing for pride now, which is a terrible position to be in for any footballer, but at least they are showing a bit of fight despite basically being relegated already.

From BBC

"I remember I played WTA tournaments. I had great results. They saw me, and that's basically how we found each other."

From Barron's