basically

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We’ve already done one mea culpa this week and don’t want to set ourselves up for another, but: This is supremely unlikely, for basically every reason.

From Slate • Jun. 13, 2026

"It's basically a shortcut," explains Adrian Bayer a cosmologist at the Flatiron Institute and Princeton University, co-author of the study.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

And that’s basically what has been happening over the past few weeks, he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

I wish that we could say, “I’d like to try this now,” but it’s basically where they believe they would like us.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Between her sparkling teeth, her blindingly white blouses, and her overall way-too-bright energy, Autumn’s mother is basically sunlight personified.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer