basic

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This writer didn’t seem to know some of the basic skills of their role, but Jessica’s manager had a solution: Had she tried asking ChatGPT?

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

Hilton and Bianco both said they would radically reshape state government, in part by dismantling regulations that are hampering development and making basic necessities — housing, food, gas, electricity — too expensive.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Find insight on Canadian energy stocks, Antofagasta, palm oil futures and more in the latest Market Talks covering basic materials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

These atoms act as qubits—the basic units of information in a quantum computer—that can operate in both analog and digital modes.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Below are some basic accompaniment patterns on the xylophone or metallophone that students should be able to perform easily.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin