basically
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Howell said North Korea "basically has a state-run cyber warfare agency", which it uses "to fund its weapons of mass destruction programmes" and as a "slush fund" for its leader Kim Jong Un's regime.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
This has been a long dream of the administration and people associated with the administration, and it’s taken them basically a decade in order to act on it.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026
“That basically means every single penny I’ve been making in extra payments is going to go toward interest,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
But I’ve never been more uncomfortable, honestly, in my life, walking in front of a group of people after watching their university put out a post, basically dogging me just moments before.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
According to the adults, Josie basically was an imaginary friend.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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