basically

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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

It would be a surprise if the U.S. decides to pull out of the region and basically tell Iran it can just have the strait, said Adam Turnquist, chief technical strategist at LPL Financial.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

"It would create profit when all they're doing is swapping players. So it was basically a way of getting around the regulations, increasing your limits and these academy players were being used as commodities."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“The ice, the frozen material, basically it’s kind of…a glue,” said Ashim Sattar, an assistant professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, who led research examining the South Lhonak Lake burst.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The doctor speaks a tiny bit of Polish, and I think he basically understands the same set of lies I told the first doctor.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron