basic details
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She learned that to build a durable peace and move forward from violence, there has to be an agreement on the basic details of what happened.
From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026
How Microsoft has managed to avoid disclosing such basic details is baffling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
They start with the most basic details — “Where am I?” for example — and evolve into increasingly specific queries until they form an inverse triangle brimming with insight he’s deciphered on his own.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024
Sir Keir said the government had not provided "basic details" about the scheme, including how many prisoners were being released early, where they were and what crimes they had committed.
From BBC • May 15, 2024
A slighdy younger Old Babylonian clay tablet, dating from 2000-1700 bc, gives basic details on how to learn and time a four-stringed fretted lute, including instructions for the notes to play.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
