basically

Example Sentences

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"I think he's basically keeping it ambiguous so that whatever happens, he can claim it was a huge victory," Boot said.

From Barron's

Was it possible to crush on someone you’d never met and knew basically nothing about?

From Literature

The Institute for Supply Management’s survey of manufacturers was basically unchanged at 52.4% in February from 52.6% in the prior month.

From MarketWatch

"We basically just threw clothes on, grabbed our phones and just headed to the nearest stairs."

From BBC

And an Anthropic employee working on “special projects” shared instructions for users who wished to port over “memories” — basically, what chatbots know about you — from other providers.

From MarketWatch