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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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Amazon’s capex will go primarily toward Amazon Web Services’ data centers, servers, networking equipment and power needs, CEO Andy Jassy wrote in the company’s April letter to shareholders.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The author proposes that this transformation occurred primarily through a process described as "inorganic photosynthesis."

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

That’s because Social Security is primarily financed by a dedicated payroll tax, and inflation may boost wages—and trust fund revenue—as well.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The Justice companies believe the government’s criminal investigation was based primarily on Fowler’s claims, which Ruby dismissed as the allegations of a “disgruntled” former employee.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Girls begin their training at around the age of eleven, taught primarily by haenyeo who are over eighty years old and have been diving for some seventy years.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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