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fundamentally

[fuhn-duh-men-tl-ee] / ˌfʌn dəˈmɛn tl i /
ADVERB
basically
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These models can do things from a fraud and crime perspective that is fundamentally different from anything in the past.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“The system in Los Angeles isn’t struggling, it’s fundamentally broken,” Pratt said as he launched his campaign on Jan. 7, the anniversary of the fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

We also discovered—without too much surprise—that he often seems to fundamentally misunderstand the works he treasures most deeply.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

In his resignation statement, he said he wanted to focus on fighting "factually incorrect and entirely false, decades-old allegations" concerning his personal life, describing the investigation by Panorama and the Times as "fundamentally unfair".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

That someone who originates a new idea has a right to be acknowledged seems to us obvious, but this idea was fundamentally new.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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