be based
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If your mother’s adjusted basis was $500,000 and your sister sold the home for $1 million, her taxable capital gain would be based on the difference.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
For big bombers, where inside storage might not be feasible, they could be based somewhere harder to get to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
A spokesperson for Canolfan Ddata Menai said it understood locals' concerns about the scale of the development and wanted discussion to be based on accurate information.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
ECB President Christine Lagarde is, as usual, expected to give little away at her press conference after the rate call and insist that future decisions will be based on incoming data.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
The present conclusion of experts is that “housefly control has escaped insecticidal techniques and once more must be based on general sanitation.”
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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