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of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject
many students lacked even a basal familiarity with the topic
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Recent Examples of basal
Instead, open up space at the bud union for basal breaks by sawing out undesirable canes flush at the bud union.
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Increasing the theropod record of Europe: a new basal spinosaurid from the Enciso Group of the Cameros Basin (La Rioja, Spain).
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
It’s called a basal plate, which is horticulture-speak for the spot on a plant where roots and stems meet.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2024
Prior to the treatment, weakly affiliated Democrats had a 19 percent higher basal testosterone than those who identified strongly with the party.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Increasing the theropod record of Europe: a new basal spinosaurid from the Enciso Group of the Cameros Basin (La Rioja, Spain).
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
It’s called a basal plate, which is horticulture-speak for the spot on a plant where roots and stems meet.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2024
Prior to the treatment, weakly affiliated Democrats had a 19 percent higher basal testosterone than those who identified strongly with the party.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Join 13 others in the comments View Comments Apart from more details on the reserve, industry bigwigs (who’ve long complained that the Biden administration was strangling crypto) are looking forward to some basic regulatory guidance.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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Like Apple products, Sonos speakers sell at a premium, starting at $120 for a basic model.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
7 Mar. 2025
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In a separate statement, Keller’s board of trustees thanked Johnson for her fiscal leadership and for her leadership in implementing a student cell phone ban during school hours as well as bringing armed security to elementary and intermediate campuses.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Mar. 2025
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Interestingly, many of the elementary schools built here from 1886-1891 were named for poets, including John Greenleaf Whittier.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2025
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However, with even modern imaging technology, these rudimentary decoys are easily detected as fakes and hence less useful.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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It's currently billed as being capable of rudimentary tasks like loading cargo, and moving cases around warehouses.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Feb. 2025
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Del Rey’s introductory full-length pushes five spots on the Official Albums chart, up to No. 55.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The pair re-teamed at the Academy Awards the following year for the broadcast’s introductory sketch, which featured Palance dragging a giant Oscar statue onstage, with Crystal (again the host) riding it.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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In this manner, the patterning is more robust and incorporates that what is asked and what is answered are related to the underlying logic that was employed.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Treasuries have been around for a long time, but their underlying purpose is debatable at best.—
DP Opinion,
The Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, many Americans seem loath to accept or even acknowledge one of the fundamental developments of our time: the transformation of America from a unipolar world behemoth to a lesser power in a multipolar environment.—
Robert W. Merry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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For the first time in decades, a President is not only questioning why we’re involved in specific armed conflicts but also the fundamental role of America as the world’s policeman.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Basal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basal. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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