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basic

[bey-sik] / ˈbeɪ sɪk /


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The basic idea is that companies can’t engage in tax-reducing maneuvers that lack a substantial business purpose, and the IRS has been using the doctrine to attack transactions during audits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Research group, the Lobular Moon Shot Project, is calling on the government to fund a £20m research project into the basic biology of the disease.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

It’s basic prudential supervision, and it’s well within the existing tool kit.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

These are not radical steps; they are basic protections.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Proper medical treatment couldn’t be effective, Farmer believed, without serving a patient’s other needs: basic education, habitable housing, clean water, food security, and hope for a better future.

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




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