basic facts
Example Sentences
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Instead, the lawyer collects basic facts: the accident report, property damage, a brief description of injuries and medical bills.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
But bots often fail to grasp basic facts, such as insisting that the ratio 1:100 simplifies to 1:25.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026
An independent watchdog concluded in March that failure to share basic facts about the Southport killer led to "dangerous fictions" which helped spark rioting.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025
Especially in a time when the basic facts of what’s real, and what’s not, have come into question.
From Salon • May 20, 2025
“My mom drove me nuts with her citizenship test. She doesn’t know even the basic facts, like each state has two senators.”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
