as in foundation
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests
the sole basis for the rumor is someone's overactive imagination
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Recent Examples of basis
Historically, teams score at least two runs about half the time and at least one run about 80% of the time after loading the bases with no outs.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Which were rehabilitated, and who runs them and on what basis?
—Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
Either way, the matchup would likely create rooting interest beyond the two local fan bases, which is exactly what the NBA needs.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Sponsored by Asian and Pacific Islander non-profit Gold House, the panel Local to Global Storytelling saw filmmakers and producers dive into how to get stories with an international or culturally specific basis funded and greenlit in the Hollywood system.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Which were rehabilitated, and who runs them and on what basis?
—Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
Either way, the matchup would likely create rooting interest beyond the two local fan bases, which is exactly what the NBA needs.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Sponsored by Asian and Pacific Islander non-profit Gold House, the panel Local to Global Storytelling saw filmmakers and producers dive into how to get stories with an international or culturally specific basis funded and greenlit in the Hollywood system.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
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Domestic capabilities are the foundation American ingenuity was a genesis for AI, from the invention of the transistor to the development of the transformer, which enables large language models.—
Olivia White,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Freedom 250 has its own employees, but the foundation provides federal funds and the park service approves the events and reviews their budgets, according to the website.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Founded by Jack Ma in 1999, the ecommerce giant became a cornerstone of China’s internet economy while introducing global investors to the scale of Chinese technology markets.—
TrueBridge Capital,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The same demand was a cornerstone of Paxton’s victory speech.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2026
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At Brentford, quick transitions were the bedrock of his success, encouraging his goalkeeper and defenders to hit the forward players early to maximise their pace on the break.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Stories in newspapers drive conversations and form the bedrock of future investigations.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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Relatively unsuccessful competitors like Aston Martin and Volkswagen’s Lamborghini must have felt some justification.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Beijing would occasionally cite the presence of Uyghur militants in Syria and Afghanistan as justification for these detentions.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
26 May 2026
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“Basis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basis. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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