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basic

[bey-sik] / ˈbeɪ sɪk /


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Once the community had clean water, they asked for basic medications in their health center.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Futures that mirror stock prices don’t seem useful, but futures allow for higher leverage than with basic stock trading.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

BEIRUT—The government of Lebanon is barely able to manage the basic requirements of statehood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Beyond advancing basic neuroscience, the research may eventually contribute to better treatments for neurological and psychiatric disorders.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Poorly dressed and malnourished, they faced lethal diseases like dysentery, smallpox, and typhus—epidemics typical in army camps where basic sanitation was poor and drinking water carried deadly germs.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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