basing

Example Sentences

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True, I am basing this conclusion on the mere 20 companies that had reported as of April 14.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Michael Gates is basing his run for California attorney general on his decade-long reign as Huntington Beach’s top lawman.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The Secretary General told CNN that he pointed out that "the large majority of European nations has been helpful with basing, with logistics, with overflights".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Parker is basing that on recent earnings growth and the direction of earnings estimate revisions.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

What was in “olde bokes” was to be revered, and even when Chaucer was just making it up, he liked to pretend—though perhaps half in jest—that he was basing his work on a previous text.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith