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fundamental

[fuhn-duh-men-tl] / ˌfʌn dəˈmɛn tl /




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The Fed’s views on this and other fundamental questions, however, are very much up in the air at the moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

But there's a feeling that the fundamental challenges he faces are the same faced by Sir Keir, and that he'll be largely constrained by the same economic conditions.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Carmy and Sydney’s dynamic has been so fundamental to the series.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

“When something is at an all-time high, the narrative and fundamental thesis is often very enticing and hard to dispute,” said Jonathan Krinsky at BTIG.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

“I didn’t expect fundamental deterioration in the underlying mortgage pools to hit critical levels for a couple years,” he said—when the teaser rates would vanish and monthly payments would skyrocket.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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