Example Sentences

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But for a full understanding of how far from legitimate inquiry Owens has strayed, you should know that she has based her beliefs partly on her dreams.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

Yet the fundamental assumptions on which the United States has based its geostrategic ambitions now look set to change.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025

The WHO has based its recommendation on a systematic review it has conducted.

From Salon • May 18, 2023

However this could be the first time since the mid-1990s that Russia has based such weapons outside the country.

From Reuters • Mar. 26, 2023

It is perhaps upon a reminiscence of this old story that Jefferies has based nearly all his own.

From The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies by Besant, Walter, Sir