basic

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Though kids might be getting basic vision screenings at school or from a pediatrician, some eye problems are still overlooked.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 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

The system works using the same kind of basic logic found in computing.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

Find insight on palm oil futures, global fertilizer flows, London’s miners and more in the latest Market Talks covering basic materials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

“I would regard that as the basic stance of O for the P,”he says.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French