basically

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“It was basically beach every day and hiking every other day,” Schulte said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Then what comes out basically in secret the next day is a gift that could benefit him to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

“You have to create a scenario where there’s basically games where you’re bringing Anthony into it,” Eisenberg said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

She has basically put herself in charge of the checkbook, savings account and use of the summer house.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

There is basically only one chromatic scale; you can start it on any note, but the pitches will end up being the same as the pitches in any other chromatic scale.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones