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primer

[prim-er, prahy-mer] / ˈprɪm ər, ˈpraɪ mər /
NOUN
textbook
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A primer to a show that’s … getting good?

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

First, since many of us are still feeling the pain from the April 15 tax deadline, here’s a primer on marginal tax rates as a thing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

In a 70-page primer released this week, Barclays analysts asserted that the next five years would be “pivotal from an investment perspective.”

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The film is both a primer on the form and a refresher for the initiated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

The unsuspecting traveler fell into his part as conscientiously as he read his primer.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare




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