primeval

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Between them, they encounter America at its most beautifully primeval.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

With a single, in-block cam, one timing chain and two valves per cylinder, Godzilla is so primitive it’s practically primeval.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

This small companion galaxy is more primeval than the Milky Way in that it possesses fewer heavy elements, which are forged in stars through nuclear fusion and supernova explosions, compared to our own galaxy.

From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2023

One critic, João Ribeiro — a prominent folklorist himself — called it “voluntarily barbarous, primeval, an assortment of disconnected fragments put together by a commentator incapable of any coordination.”

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023

But until quite recent times—painfully recent times—one thing remained in abundance that preserved the primeval super-Eden feel of the original forest: the massively graceful American chestnut.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson