basically
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And so the nurses were absent from the area’s many nursing homes, and the third shifts at the auto parts manufacturing plants had basically gone dark.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
He's permanently throwing his arms up at people, he's basically saying, 'you're not good enough to play with me'.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Now, for most TV shows, syndication rights are basically worthless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
There’s little chance that Eminem will face such questions in the future, if only because his career as a hitmaker is basically over.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
“I basically have no idea who I am, and the one woman I counted on as my family turns out to be some kind of horrible witch.”
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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