basically

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"Even if you don't know anything about basketball, you kind of get into that atmosphere, that vibe. People go crazy, basically."

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

“I basically depend on them. They’re the head of the family now. It doesn’t seem fair to put so many responsibilities on them at such a young age.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

He said: "So if anybody is coming in to the country, they are very welcome to come but we need you to offer us something basically."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The quality of a Tony show, basically, is dependent on whatever the crop of plays and musicals has been over the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“Come in,” she says, and leads me down the hall in the opposite direction, toward a corner office that is basically wall-to-wall plants.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz