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premier

[pri-meer, -myeer, pree-meer] / prɪˈmɪər, -ˈmjɪər, ˈpri mɪər /


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The event is considered a premier warm-up tournament ahead of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

As exports plummet owing to a ban on U.S. wine and liquor, California lawmakers ask Quebec’s premier to sidestep the president, lift the prohibition and promote free trade.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

Last year it deported an Australian man at the end of a nine-day jail term for rushing film star Ariana Grande during the Asian premier of "Wicked: For Good".

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Tobias Gough’s duty was simple: wheel out the heavy, bespoke wooden lectern and test the mic whenever a premier was about to resign or make their first speech to the nation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The University of the Witwatersrand, known to all as “Wits,” is located in Braamfontein in north-central Johannesburg, and is considered by many to be the premier English-speaking university in South Africa.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

I hope that dialogue between the Trump administration, state governors, Canada’s provincial premiers and the leader of the official opposition party will generate an improved economic partnership of mutual benefit.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

Carney and the premiers met in Ottawa to discuss next steps in trade talks with Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

Some western provincial premiers, including Wab Kinew of Manitoba and Scott Moe of Saskatchewan, have since called on the federal government to drop tariffs on Chinese EVs.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2025

Over the years, they have supported and cheered on one another, routinely appearing together at award shows and Hollywood premiers for the other.

From BBC Sep. 29, 2025

They were feted by premiers and emirs and entertained at embassies and consulates as they made their way back west to Palermo, Sicily, where they boarded another tanker for the homeward passage.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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