basis
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Bond markets show caution, with 2-year Treasury notes rising 40 basis points since February and fewer rate cuts priced in.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Let’s proceed on the basis that you own your home outright.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Over 16 million households are thought to put out food on a regular basis, with an estimated one bird feeder for every nine birds that use them.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Yet emerging markets still trade at roughly a 40% discount to developed markets on a forward price-to-earnings basis, according to MSCI—a gap that reflects years of investor preference for U.S. assets during the dollar’s rise.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The officers had no basis for suspecting Bostick of any criminal activity, but they got lucky.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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