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primarily

[prahy-mair-uh-lee, -mer-, prahy-mer-uh-lee, -mer-uh-] / praɪˈmɛər ə li, -ˈmɛr-, ˈpraɪ mɛr ə li, -mər ə- /




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If Burnham chose to not to make Downing Street his main home, he would become the first prime minister since Labour premier Harold Wilson not to reside primarily in the famous London building.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Two studies were judged to have a low risk of bias, while the remaining three raised some concerns, primarily related to participant assignment and missing data.

From Science Daily • Jun. 30, 2026

The World Bank's work is primarily focused on developing countries, which are least responsible for global warming.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Roughly half of the package eventually vests based primarily on time, they say, while the performance hurdles are concentrated in the plan’s first five years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

The national coach was primarily interested in Mariel’s success, and Mariel’s mother was still our team manager.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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