basis
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Rate-sensitive 2-year notes, meanwhile, have risen 40 basis points since the end of February and the Treasury saw muted demand in three key auctions this week.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
“Airlines don’t want to get bad PR — and they tend to get a lot of bad PR already on a daily basis with crazy flight experiences,” she said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Germany’s Commerzbank said it doesn’t see a basis for a deal with Italy’s UniCredit after recent interactions between the two banks, signaling it will continue to focus on its standalone strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Igor Tudor, who succeed Frank on an interim basis but lasted just seven matches, obviously struggled at Spurs but what he did do was to introduce man-to-man marking as their main defensive tactic.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
He even tried working with plants—peas, of all things—to understand the basis of hereditary instructions.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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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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