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[prahym] / praɪm /






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Ten years later, seated in the Oval Office, he would tell Italy’s then prime minister that Pavarotti, who died in 2007, was a “friend of mine, great friend of mine.”

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

But in 2024, Albania passed a law allowing tourism projects of “five stars” or higher to be built in environmentally protected areas around the country—dovetailing with the prime minister’s strategy for tourism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"It's a proxy prime ministerial election in a sense," says Rob Ford, professor of political science at the University of Manchester.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

All our top players will be in their prime then, apart from Kane who will probably have retired.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

He was, after all, in the prime of his life.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig




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