Basic
Basic noun - (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant.
Short
Short noun - The location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed.
Both words in one sentence
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The latter strategy is a lot less energy-intensive and is generally used by more basic and short-lived species, while the former is particularly common among some birds and nearly all the larger mammals.
Source: We Have Reserves -
Even then it falls short to the GDI Grenadier (another basic character) in almost every way except for the possibility of hurting themselves with splash damage.
Source: Short-Range Shotgun -
The Isaac Asimov short story The Feeling of Power takes place in a society where computers can make more computers, and those computers can do all the calculations people need, so even basic mathematics has been lost.
Source: Riding the Bomb
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