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primer

[prim-er, prahy-mer] / ˈprɪm ər, ˈpraɪ mər /
NOUN
textbook
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Here’s a primer on what to know and the challenges Disney may face.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The film is both a primer on the form and a refresher for the initiated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

In an investment primer over the summer, BofA Securities analysts dubbed the advent of quantum computing “the next fire moment,” or the biggest and most consequential technological development in hundreds of thousands of years.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Mrie’s memoir is a useful primer, if hardly the last word, on the complexities of the civil war and the shortcomings of the rebel forces.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

She waved the primer she was studying from.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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