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

"Doctors have basically said now there's nothing else we can do because I'm so young, they can't do any more surgery," the McDonald's shift manager told the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

But if you live in America, or if you’ve even been privy to the country’s culture over the last century — Americentrism basically ensures that — Emma’s admission won’t come as a shock.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

“Every unit is an end unit. You basically live in your own house, and you have a backyard, which a lot of townhomes don’t,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

They’re basically polar opposites, like magnets repelling each other.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller