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primal

[prahy-muhl] / ˈpraɪ məl /


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His work evokes an almost timeless primal world in which the poet moves and doubts and suffers and acts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“There’s a primal fear and fascination baked into our DNA with such majestic beasts,” Choudhury says.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

After Eva and Ryland briefly ruminate on fear and primal instinct, Ryland’s otherwise direct and unemotional government superior takes to the mic, performing a cover of Harry Styles’ “Sign of the Times.”

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

It will allow them to think of cinema in a primal manner.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

There was a primal fear of void and chaos.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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