as in mostly
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your answer is basically correct
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With a baseball bat in hand and a holiday wreath on his arm, this scene is basically a nightmare before Christmas for the boxer.
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
For context, my significant other and I live together and are basically married, except for the piece of paper.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
Cohn of course is notorious for being not only Trump’s lawyer, but the man who basically created who Trump became and still is even to this day on the precipice of another presidency.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
The game's rules are basically a direct imitation of Counter-Strike, with two teams, attackers and defenders, tactically competing against each other to plant and defuse a bomb, respectively.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
For context, my significant other and I live together and are basically married, except for the piece of paper.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
Cohn of course is notorious for being not only Trump’s lawyer, but the man who basically created who Trump became and still is even to this day on the precipice of another presidency.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
The game's rules are basically a direct imitation of Counter-Strike, with two teams, attackers and defenders, tactically competing against each other to plant and defuse a bomb, respectively.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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It's expected to be finalized in October. ELECTIONS 2024 The three lieutenant governor candidates had their first and probably only debate on Tuesday at the state fair ― a mostly placid affair with room for only a few polite political jabs.Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Dec. 2024
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The pledges mostly have to do with encouraging dialogue and cooperation among different religious groups.Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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The Viking ships now dock at Port Milwaukee's heavy lift dock — which mainly serves cargo ships.Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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The era was marked by the arrival of new immigrants from Europe—mainly the modern-day Netherlands and Germany.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Role: The redshirt freshman appeared in two games for the Knights, primarily at left tackle.Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Dec. 2024
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Snow cover refers to the extent of land blanketed by snow, influenced primarily by snowfall and air temperature.Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Arizona has largely benefitted from the CHIPS Act, which President Joe Biden enacted in 2022 to revive the nation's role in making microchips that power cellphones, computers, appliances, medical devices and much more.Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Any continuing resolution that largely funds programs at the 2024 levels would include cuts.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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The big picture: Meta's business leadership structure has evolved to align its business goals more with product development, instead of focusing chiefly on advertising.Sara Fischer, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
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Beatles ‘64 reminds viewers just how much skepticism and outright bile the band faced upon their American arrival, chiefly from males of a certain age.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Ice had predominantly turned into freezing rain by Saturday evening, but roads in eastern Iowa were still at least partially blanketed by ice or snow, the forecasters said.CBS News, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
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The Turkestan Islamic Party is primarily comprised of Uyghurs, a Turkic-speaking and largely Muslim ethnic group hailing predominantly from the sprawling northwestern Chinese province of Xinjiang.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Authored by Assemblymember Ash Kalra, a San Jose Democrat, the new law also offers something for landlords, who generally like eviction cases to move faster.CalMatters, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Amazon’s affiliate program — which generally requires applicants to have a minimum of 500 followers and 10 original posts — pays anywhere from 0% to 20% commission per sale, for example. 5.Megan Sauer,Alex Koller,Natalie Wu, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Basically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basically. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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