primal
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"I think that's why it speaks to people on such a primal level."
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
There are those who think it’s about man in a state of nature, what we are capable of when society is made primal around us.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
“There’s a primal fear and fascination baked into our DNA with such majestic beasts,” Choudhury says.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
Verstappen would like F1 to change the rules, but that is because he has a fundamental, almost primal, objection to what they have done to the cars.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The ocean here felt different—still powerful, but freezing, slow, and primal.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing primal
The Lightning Thief
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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