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primary

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


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Jackson, in Raymond’s view, stands the best chance of keeping the coalition that supported Platner in the primary together, mostly because his platform has the most in common with what Platner ran on.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

It seemed a sure thing a few weeks ago that Abdul El-Sayed, the insurgent progressive challenger in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, was leading the race going away.

From Slate Jul. 18, 2026

Nor was it a shock that in the primary for Los Angeles mayor, progressive incumbent Karen Bass and democratic socialist City Councilmember Nithya Raman finished first and second over Republican reality television star Spencer Pratt.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Connor Manners, 27, used a dating app to lure Gary Nicol to meet near a primary school in Livingston, West Lothian, on 26 September 2024.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

“Not if the persons primary achievement is playing a sport. But if you can make a case for their significant contribution to history, like through activism or humanitarian works, then maybe.”

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

"You look at the kinds of individuals that are winning our recent primaries," he added.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Three candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist whose upset election last year dramatically reshaped New York politics, prevailed in Democratic congressional primaries.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

Swanson’s team also observed a faster vote count this year than in the 2022 and 2024 primaries.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2026

And in Maryland, which also held primaries yesterday, a state delegate named Adrian Boafo who got support from pro-Israel and pro-cryptocurrency super PACs claimed the Democratic nomination for a safe blue congressional seat.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

The lower back was light gray and so were the wings, which tapered to long, black-tipped primaries folded together over the tail.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

One former lawmaker, Dallas’ Jason Villalba, knows what it’s like to be primaried by a GOP rival backed by insurgent groups.

From Seattle Times Sep. 18, 2023

“He primaried me last year, so I’m not a shill, but I see this and I see how unfair it’s been.”

From Washington Times Jun. 9, 2023

"I see the biggest upswing in the local races. Someone who is 65 years old, a farmer and county commissioner, he could easily be primaried by a younger cat using the technology."

From Reuters May 30, 2023

Manchin brushed off the warning, saying, “I’ve been primaried my entire life. That would not be anything new for me.”

From The Guardian Jan. 19, 2022

He will die a senator or be primaried and spend the rest of his life just hanging out around the Capitol.

From Salon Oct. 1, 2015

In 1998, the Working Families Party began testing the strategy: primarying the worst incumbents, endorsing the best and running third-party races only when it made sense.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2019

In Rhode Island, it is former secretary of state Matt Brown and Bernie Sanders-organizer Aaron Regunberg primarying Raimondo and her lieutenant governor.

From The Guardian Sep. 10, 2018




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