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prime

[prahym] / praɪm /






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In the immediate moment, the prime minister, already drained of much authority, has to find a new defence secretary.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

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

"And what I've seen with the prime minister is that he aggressively asserts the interests of his country – sometimes that means we're on the same page, sometimes it means we're not."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

In 1964 doctors removed a benign tumor from the lung of Randolph Churchill, the spoiled and reckless son of the former British prime minister.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

As “first in the field,” the Fox sisters were prime targets for a growing number of skeptics.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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