fundamental

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"India-US relations are passing through a difficult phase and friction will increase if the attacks intensify but there won't be a fundamental rupture in the ties," he added.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

As brilliant as the Wayans brothers can be, they seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding of what’s made “Scary Movie” last all these years.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Together, these factors are proposed as fundamental requirements for the survival and evolution of early life related molecules.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

“Judging from the relatively muted share-price reaction…We believe most investors are aware that inclusion to this list does not necessarily result in actual sanctions or affect fundamental business operations,” she added.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

When the fundamental is included in calculations, it is called the first partial, and the rest of the harmonics are the second, third, fourth partials and so on.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones