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is basing

  • present progressive
    of base (3rd person singular).
    base
    noun
    the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests.

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Michael Gates is basing his run for California attorney general on his decade-long reign as Huntington Beach’s top lawman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

Parker is basing that on recent earnings growth and the direction of earnings estimate revisions.

From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026

Norris is basing his early assessment of the cars on the 'shakedown' test that was held in Barcelona last week.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026

One needed step is basing the system on EEGs, which can be measured via the scalp.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2023

You see Miriam is basing all her suppositions on the fact that Anne was allowed to come to practice.

From Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School The Record of the Girl Chums in Work and Athletics by Jessie Graham [pseud.] Flower