primitive

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He said that while there is "little solid data" on the Hoveyzeh's warhead, it is thought to use a more "primitive" impact-fuzed high-explosive warhead, meaning it would detonate on or after hitting a target.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

One can understand why—there’s no footage of the subjects telling their own story about their alleged primitive upbringing when they first arrived in town.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

It likely helped early proteins embed themselves into primitive membranes, offering insight into how the earliest cells may have operated.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

But investors looked past the primitive nature of the tool toward a future when generative AI tools like this are how games are made.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

But even as he moved his tools, trudging back and forth to store them in the primitive litde structure he had built between two trees, he found himself thinking again of the old woman.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry