basically

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"Basically, we're planning to shut down," Svetlana, the owner of a maternity and kids brand in the Far East city of Khabarovsk, said.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Basically these tractors are able to leave the yard, navigate from the yard to the interstate, run the interstate, go to the next facility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Basically, from about four months before the show wrapped until a year after that, I was pretty freaked out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Basically, it determines who is allowed to take out a policy on someone’s life.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Basically, he was a coward and he knew it.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss