basic details

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Some of those officials said it was highly unusual not to release even basic details of the strike after such a length of time.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

She learned that to build a durable peace and move forward from violence, there has to be an agreement on the basic details of what happened.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

How Microsoft has managed to avoid disclosing such basic details is baffling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

The basic details of the cold case at the heart of “The Carpool Detectives” are this: An older couple living a seemingly comfortable life in the L.A. suburbs mysteriously disappeared a couple decades ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025

A slighdy younger Old Babylonian clay tablet, dating from 2000-1700 bc, gives basic details on how to learn and time a four-stringed fretted lute, including instructions for the notes to play.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall