primary
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Like many of the workers arrested, he was the primary breadwinner for his family.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
And if your name is Dan Sullivan but you haven’t gotten on the Alaska Senate primary ballot yet, you’re missing a party.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
The project's primary objectives were completed in December 2025.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
By allowing its primary cinematic output to be devalued, Pixar sold off its imagination and lowered its artistic standards — a mistake the studio is still struggling to come back from.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
While Love and Rayleigh waves roil Earth’s surface and secondary waves shake solid rock deep within the planet, primary waves travel through Earth’s mantle and core, causing little damage on the surface.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing primary
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 3
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 2
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