basically

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Postal Service and Social Security Administration basically said they were still figuring out what the order means for them.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

“She undergoes basically a spa treatment every Tuesday.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

"In a nutshell, anything that's not in the Annex 1 directives, the court is basically saying we're not interested in hearing that," Prof Murray told the BBC.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The dish, made of browned ground beef, rice and basically whatever else you have on hand, has inspired hundreds of posts since January.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

She was a Queen Mother, which basically meant she was a big deal—so big, in fact, that she had people taking care of her, driving her places, and even coming to her for political advice.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer