basically
adverb
ba·si·cal·ly
ˈbā-si-k(ə-)lē 
also -zi-
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your answer is basically correct
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Skip ahead a few news cycles, and people now basically expect online misinformation to run rampant during elections–and trust in media during the off-season isn’t much better.
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Bryan Vandyke, TIME, 28 Sep. 2024
The former president and current Republican nominee asserts that tariffs — basically import taxes — will create more factory jobs, shrink the federal deficit, lower food prices and allow the government to subsidize childcare.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
The former president and current Republican nominee asserts that tariffs – basically import taxes – will create more factory jobs, shrink the federal deficit, lower food prices, and allow the government to subsidize childcare.
—Paul Wiseman, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2024
In August 2024, numerous Swan employees working on the mining unit resigned basically at once.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
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Bryan Vandyke, TIME, 28 Sep. 2024
The former president and current Republican nominee asserts that tariffs — basically import taxes — will create more factory jobs, shrink the federal deficit, lower food prices and allow the government to subsidize childcare.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
The former president and current Republican nominee asserts that tariffs – basically import taxes – will create more factory jobs, shrink the federal deficit, lower food prices, and allow the government to subsidize childcare.
—Paul Wiseman, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2024
In August 2024, numerous Swan employees working on the mining unit resigned basically at once.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Basically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basically. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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