as in mostly
for the most part
your answer is basically correct
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Universal has basically dedicated their business to it.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
Picture your childhood school bus painted white, thrown into the air on top of six-foot-high wheels, tripled in width and with windows — that are basically the same as regular school bus windows.
—Adam Morganstern, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Arthur contended that the Chinese immigrants could continue to help develop and enrich America and, basically, do jobs that white people didn't want to do.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
What an opportunity getting to play someone who is steely and strong and manipulative and just bad, basically.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
Picture your childhood school bus painted white, thrown into the air on top of six-foot-high wheels, tripled in width and with windows — that are basically the same as regular school bus windows.
—Adam Morganstern, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Arthur contended that the Chinese immigrants could continue to help develop and enrich America and, basically, do jobs that white people didn't want to do.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
What an opportunity getting to play someone who is steely and strong and manipulative and just bad, basically.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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The film mostly focuses on new (and mustached) baby Pubert Addams and his duplicitous nanny, Debbie (a fiendish Joan Cusack), who sets her gold-digging sights on Uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd).Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Biden has tried to match the effort, choosing mostly liberal judges for the federal bench who are far more diverse than those chosen by past presidents.Tobi Raji The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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During Trump’s first term, there was no visible breakthrough, but the level of U.S. support for Ukraine did grow little by little, mainly because over time there was a better understanding of the situation on the ground.Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2024
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This change was mainly due to a decrease in sales revenue.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Both beginner-friendly and scalable for advanced athletes, the combination of cardio and resistance training will primarily work your legs, core, and back.Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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But Prophecy does so, primarily, by framing this immense society and all the relationships within, as gossip.Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
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By reducing consumer spending and prompting Mexico and Canada to retaliate with tariffs on U.S. shipments to those countries – largely on agricultural products – the fees could lower the nation's economic growth by three-tenths of a percentage point in 2026 to just under 2%, Weidner said.Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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In 2020, the COVID pandemic transformed the parade into a largely virtual event, with no live crowds and pre-recorded segments replacing the usual fanfare.Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
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Gaming SSDs and hard drives (the latter chiefly used for game storage these days) take this further than most, frequently featuring RGB lighting and other flourishes.PCMAG, PCMAG, 17 Nov. 2024
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Other hints, if chiefly psychological, come from Han himself.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Hayden questions the wisdom of allowing a factory to operate in a predominantly residential area.Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
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Burd-Sharps also notes these deaths happen predominantly in Southern states with more lenient gun laws.Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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In finance, when a market crash occurs, investors become structurally risk averse, run for safe assets and generally retract positions.Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Finally, plants generally do not need fertilized over the winter when growth slows, says Trejo.Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Basically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basically. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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