rudimentary

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“I went to see how these little stores in New York got their supplies, and I really thought it was very rudimentary and not very efficient,” he said during the talk in 2011.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Anyone with even rudimentary knowledge of recent history would have known this was likely.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

As it struck the ground, Istanbul Yurdum Spor's captain raced over and started performing rudimentary CPR, pumping its ribcage, according to footage sent to AFP by team manager Fatih Buyuk.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

A rudimentary bridge was visible under now-blue skies.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

Olive also had to practice a rudimentary medicine, for there were constant accidents.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck