basic
Example Sentences
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A collapsing currency and high inflation last year forced millions of people closer to poverty, with many cutting back on basic foods such as meat and fish.
The most basic way to counter AI sycophancy is to ask open-ended questions.
In laboratory settings, cells can lose the Y chromosome and still survive, which reinforced the idea that it is not essential for basic cellular function.
From Science Daily
The basic challenge is one of asymmetric information.
Price increases for basics, like food and energy, over the past several years have forced many consumers to spend their money on what they need, rather than on more discretionary items like new clothes.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
