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Documents in the trove include Russian diplomatic correspondence, preparations for foreign leaders’ visits to the Philippines and confidential minutes from a meeting in the Pakistan prime minister’s office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
That is why earlier this month Burnham, the first Catholic prime minister, transferred the responsibility of advising the King on Church appointments to the Lord Chancellor.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The summit is part of the prime minister's effort to curb Canada's reliance on the United States.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte is also travelling to the UK for his first meeting with the prime minister.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Then, with a sense of disbelief, he recognized the prime minister standing, slack jawed, next to Herod Sayle.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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The good news is that today the enormous influx of new private capital into defense technology is putting competitive pressure on the primes, and the big manufacturers are responding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Report B primes a “Why you can’t trust collagen research” story.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
A bout that should have happened in both men's primes, it now lingers as boxing's great what-if - but it appears it may finally be made a reality.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
While defense primes do have exposure to newer technologies, more of their revenue comes from established programs, said Herbert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
Here, the Devil as it were primes the pump.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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It's a group at its peak and primed to build a legacy on.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The June to August season was defined by severe, back-to-back heatwaves that shut schools, dried up rivers and primed the land for devastating wildfires.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Since the equatorial zone of the ocean in the western Pacific was loaded with heat, it was primed for triggering an El Niño,” Miller said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Big picture: The Fed is primed to raise interest rates soon unless inflation slows significantly.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
He had been primed to expect big things after inspecting the bustling Westinghouse, General Electric, and Tennessee Eastman factories turning out equipment for Y-12.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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Nasdaq is changing its procedures to put SpaceX in funds based on it and priming the pump to do the same with Anthropic and OpenAI, which have historically burned through cash.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
After years of priming us to expect speedy deliveries, the ever-growing e-commerce economy is weaning us off them—and no one seems to mind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
As Barron’s wrote last November, the company has been priming investors for the loss of Apple’s sales for years, and it may already be factored into the stock price.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
The early-season storms will play an important role in priming watersheds for the rest of the winter, experts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
On the other hand, the effects of priming aren't trivial.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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