rudimentary
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He would steal ad posters, paint over them with rudimentary cartoon skulls with X’ed-out eyes in pastel colors, then carefully replace them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
From its origins as a rudimentary headcount under colonial rule, India's census questionnaire has steadily expanded in scope, mirroring the state's changing priorities.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
“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
“It’s a little rudimentary, but this book helped to teach me what it is to be human,” he says.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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