basically

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Since then, it has been “years of basically nonstop sending systems, upgrading systems, getting feedback from the field,” he said of putting the company’s drones to work in Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

So when we started to talk about this museum, it was him and me, basically, and he gave me a little bit of money.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

“Once again, stocks are basically expressing their view that the war in the Persian Gulf is all but over,” writes Interactive Brokers Chief Strategist Steve Sosnick.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

“That’s basically rewinding 10 years of demand growth.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

She nods and basically finishes my sentence for me.

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