fundamental
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Yet he believes the fundamental mathematical assumption that holds up his entire field—that there really are hard problems that will never be solved by a shortcut—will stand the test of time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
A secular trade has a longer duration than a cyclical one and is based on fundamental shifts, such as in technology with the rise of AI.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
That fundamental fact resulted in LIV Golf’s lawyers announcing in bankruptcy court Thursday that the upstart league is pursuing full liquidation of assets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
She said that considering the "wholesale implementation" of the recommendations "provoked fundamental questions about the editorial proposition of a show that, I believe, has now run its course over 10 years".
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Hume, in distinguishing relations of ideas from matters of fact, is recapitulating the fundamental intellectual conflict which gave rise to the Scientific Revolution.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing fundamental
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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Vocabulary from "Community is the 'killer app' missing from virtual reality" by Dmitri Williams
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Mahatma Gandhi's "Quit India" Speech
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