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fundamentally

[fuhn-duh-men-tl-ee] / ˌfʌn dəˈmɛn tl i /
ADVERB
basically
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But several justices said that interpretation would fundamentally reshape how Americans and people living around the world understand the US birthright citizenship process.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“They’re starting to wonder, ‘How does this fundamentally change the way we do software development?’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

They’re also worried that its move of building data centers for major customers such as OpenAI will result in a fundamentally less profitable business model.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

“But then a feeling that the way that I was connecting through this kind of mediated platform was also fundamentally disrupting my sense of self.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Anything electronic seemed fundamentally magical to Shadow, and liable to evaporate at any moment.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman