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fundamentally

[fuhn-duh-men-tl-ee] / ˌfʌn dəˈmɛn tl i /
ADVERB
basically
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“It’s like we’re in a race, and this technology will happen. I don’t see anything that will fundamentally stop it,” Jay Gambetta, director of IBM Research, told MarketWatch in an interview.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

McHenry’s defense was that prediction markets are a fundamentally different product than a sports bet.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

More fundamentally, the “just turn it off” logic begins collapsing once you think seriously about what modern life requires.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

The technology was fundamentally changing another relationship: China’s unsanctioned churches were now able to cooperate in unprecedented ways, providing them with new staying power in the face of Beijing’s crackdown.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

We are fundamentally opposed to the principle and practice of compulsory segregation in our American society, whether of races or classes or creeds.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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