fundamental
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The fundamental problem exposed by the latest court fight is that no one has a solution to the riddle of apportionment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
So we asked analysts what they’re saying to advise clients during this period of heightened anxiety but limited fundamental changes.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Pressure remains on the chancellor to offer more fundamental, targeted energy support this winter in his Budget next week, with energy prices forecast to rise by 16% to a four-year high in January.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
In fact, it’s a straightforward application of a fundamental legal principle: If the government imprisons you, they have to provide for your basic medical needs.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026
Gilbert, the physician and experimental scientist, had been a mathematical examiner when a fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge, and his fundamental goal was to prove the truth of Copernicanism.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing fundamental
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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Vocabulary from "Community is the 'killer app' missing from virtual reality" by Dmitri Williams
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Mahatma Gandhi's "Quit India" Speech
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