basis
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The 10-year German Bund yield fell 0.5 basis points to 3.054%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields reached 4.551%, up over 10 basis points this month, with 30-year yields at 5.029%.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Dugas spoke out against a state bill to allow discrimination on the basis of religious beliefs, according to an article in Atlanta’s Saporta Report on March 17, 2016.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
On that basis, your $100 premium is more than 63% lower, likely due to group-rate discounts.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
That March, the president issued an executive order prohibiting discrimination in the federal government on the basis of race, religion, or national origin.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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