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basic

[bey-sik] / ˈbeɪ sɪk /


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Credit the most basic economic force of all: demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

But then did no-one in his team think to ask that pretty basic question during the many months when the government has been under the cosh over giving Mandelson the job?

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

"This creates a mismatch driven by basic geometry and physics because bigger bodies retain heat more effectively, and in mesotherms, high metabolic rates amplify this effect."

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

But the basic point remains: There is absolutely no good reason, none, for this annual tax nightmare.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

The other good news is that it only takes a couple of minutes and a little thought to achieve this, and put some of the basic elements of music to work.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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