most basic
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Their findings suggest that even relatively small changes to some of the universe's most basic physical constants could dramatically alter how liquids flow, potentially preventing essential biological processes from taking place.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Hunger is one of the most basic ways the body tells us that it needs something.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
I chose the Vanguard fund for this example not because it has performed particularly well, nor with the benefit of hindsight, but because it is the simplest, most basic stock fund you can buy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
An inexperienced investor who had learned one of the market’s most basic and painful lessons—borrow too much, get burned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
He’d go to meetings with Wall Street CEOs and ask them the most basic questions about their balance sheets.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
