basic

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These included opting for new fitted booth seating and "reeded timber panelling" instead of more basic options.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

We still have a right to trial by jury, a right to counsel, due process—all of these basic protections in the playbook that we assume everyone is working from.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Or if they have, they have never gleaned even the most basic lesson from the long-running gag about Lucy, Charlie Brown and the football.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Here are a few basic internet hygiene steps you can take:

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“Because you cannot follow basic instructions,” she said, her voice icy.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny