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basis

noun

ˈbā-səs

Definition of basis

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 Beavers greeted reliever Kevin Kelly with a base hit to right field with the bases loaded to break a 2-2 tie. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 Leno said the bill ensures classic car owners aren’t criminalized for driving their vehicles on a limited basis. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026 In the early 1920s Schoenberg introduced the 12-tone method, in which all 12 pitches of the chromatic scale are arranged into a specific sequence, or tone row, that serves as the basis for an entire composition. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026 Pereyra, one of the Loons’ best players, has seen Caldeira put in the time on a daily basis in Blaine. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for basis

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To that end, Jurin is building its own highly efficient, domain-specific foundation model—much of the frontier capability at a fraction of the compute cost, for customers who cannot, or will not, depend on a model owned in Washington or Beijing.

— Jurin AI Contributor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Their foundation of Leo Carlsson, Cutter Gauthier and Beckett Sennecke gives them legit top-of-the-lineup forwards with premium offensive traits.

— Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of foundation

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Take a left on the president of the Confederacy who made the torture of Black bodies the cornerstone of his new nation.

— Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Both candidates see modernizing the office’s systems and expanding access to the public as cornerstones of their campaigns.

— Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of cornerstone

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The model includes information about the stream and surrounding area, such as elevation, slope of the stream, how straight the stream is, the number of streams nearby, average precipitation and geology of the bedrock layer.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026
Multiple titles also chart for Millennials and the Gen Z the evolution of bedrock relations beyond those of nuclear families.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of bedrock

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Twitch had a simple justification for letting its parent company, Amazon, use streamers’ content to train generative AI by default.

— Angela Yang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
Additionally, searches using Flock’s system will now require search justification by requiring case codes for all law enforcement searches with an exemption for emergency searches, which will still be reviewed.

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 13 Aug. 2026

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