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
Anyone with even a cursory understanding of the aircraft, or simply the ability to use Google and follow basic facts, could have arrived at that conclusion.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
The basic facts of the collision "suggest a ship unaware of the ship ahead" and that was the "most likely" explanation, he added.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
The wiggle room has left courts to lock horns over the most basic facts before them — including whether what the president claims must be provably true.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025
I could tell by his face that he had already been told the basic facts.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
