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primary

[prahy-mer-ee, -muh-ree] / ˈpraɪ mɛr i, -mə ri /


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While studying at-home care, she met Lisa, who has primary progressive multiple sclerosis, and her partner Gary, who cares for her.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

And she probably can’t believe how lucky she is that you might be her November competition, if the two of you bounce out Councilmember Nithya Raman and the other candidates in the June 2 primary.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

It’s the primary reason Nvidia was able to grow into the AI giant it is today, while dozens of competitors died off or were acquired in the early aughts, according to Rasgon.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Yet Owens eagerly indulged his son’s tale because this kind of thinking is now the primary currency of outrage media.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

Because the visual sense is not viable at this point, the auditory senses are primary, and hearing is the most keenly developed of all of the fetal senses.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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