most basic
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Saunders said consumers have more flexibility in managing their budgets for clothing than they do for the most basic necessities, like food.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Without it, the body would struggle to perform one of its most basic functions: breaking down proteins into the building blocks it needs to survive.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
At the most basic level, computer memory stores information as 0s and 1s by controlling how easily electricity can pass through a material.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
"This is about far more than the fate of one Chinese artist – it is a test of freedom of expression, historical memory, and the most basic boundaries of the rule of law," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
“How are you so smart in almost every possible way except this most basic of things?”
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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