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primer

[prim-er, prahy-mer] / ˈprɪm ər, ˈpraɪ mər /
NOUN
textbook
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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

Senate in 2002, for a primer on the Fourth Amendment, and what the changes in the ICE memo mean.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Director Raoul Peck, a consistently sharp exfoliator of tricky subjects, turns his movie into both a historical primer of the author’s eventful life and a guide to recognizing tomorrow’s fascists.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

She had memorized the hornbook in a few day’s time and sped through the primer.

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




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