basics

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After learning the basics of tap dancing from a boarder in the house where he was living, he caught the eye of more experienced tappers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Unemployment is rife, healthcare struggling and the aid that once provided the basics for millions has dwindled to a fraction of what it once was.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

“It got to a place where, by high school, I had a pretty strong understanding of the basics of VFX compositing,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

For working-class families, inflation -- especially of basics like fuel and groceries -- tends to define their experience of the economy.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

But the study went well beyond these basics.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt