most basic
Example Sentences
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I chose the Vanguard fund for this example not because it has performed particularly well, nor with the benefit of hindsight, but because it is the simplest, most basic stock fund you can buy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Instead, he committed the most basic onstage error: a failure to read the room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
At the most basic level, a fever is the body’s response to something unknown, the beginning of a complex process that targets an infection to ultimately kill it.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
An inexperienced investor who had learned one of the market’s most basic and painful lessons—borrow too much, get burned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
I interacted with people on only the most basic, perfunctory levels, and otherwise spent most of my time listening to music.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
