most basic
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Their findings suggest that even relatively small changes to some of the universe's most basic physical constants could dramatically alter how liquids flow, potentially preventing essential biological processes from taking place.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Hunger is one of the most basic ways the body tells us that it needs something.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
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
The effort, the whistleblower wrote, “deviates dangerously from even the most basic software development best practices.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
So perhaps the other three elements can be considered the most basic components of music.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
