basically
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"I think hallucination is actually a really bad word, but it basically makes stuff up," he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
So you’ve got regulation and legislation basically foreclosed by Supreme Court decisions, and that leaves litigation.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
As this is basically unheard of, the anecdote plays great on a press tour.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
In other words, they induced jet lag despite basically going nowhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Mere wishful thinking, Farmer declared, basically telling his audience they didn’t know as much about MDR as he and PIH did.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
