basically

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Full-year earnings forecasts for 268 companies in the S&P 500 are basically unchanged since the start of the Iran war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"The human eye is basically the best camera that could ever or will ever exist," Kelsey Young, the lead scientist for the Artemis 2 mission, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

"It's basically about the satisfaction of starting with something untidy, learning the skills to bring order to the scene, then looking back at a job well done," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“We are middle class and have basically halted all of our discretionary spending.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

I basically run all the way to Eddie’s house to make up for lost time, the investigator’s business card tucked safely in my pocket.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy