basics

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First, you have to learn about the basics: the ingredients and techniques necessary to produce a pie.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The early takeaway is that higher fuel prices and inflationary pressures are fueling the creation of two different types of consumers: One who can shop freely, and another struggling to afford the basics.

From Barron's • May 21, 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

When energy costs jumped following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Walmart, Target and other retailers said that consumers quickly began spending more on essentials, such as food, to ensure they had the basics covered.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

As explained above, scholars cannot even agree on the basics, such as the existence of private property, nuclear families and monogamous relationships.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari