prime
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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
After the death of Rugova, who was widely regarded as the father of the nation, Thaci became prime minister following elections in 2007.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
The prime minister has asked the Lord Chancellor to oversee the matter.
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
I need the luck of a prime number.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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"Our joint approach brings together three leading global defence primes at the heart of UK combat air capability, offering the UK a next-generation, cost‑effective, capable and reliable solution," a BAE Systems spokesperson said.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Report A primes a “Does collagen work?” story.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
Four of the five primes fetch roughly 26 times expected earnings on average, near their historic highs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 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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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
Joe Bradshaw: The last time the Super Bowl was at SoFi Stadium in 2022, the Rams won on home territory and they look primed to repeat next February.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Still and Jackson are primed to lead a possible rotation at cornerback as they did a season ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
“He was primed for something like this to happen,” said former New York Gov. David Paterson, a Democrat who has known Mastro since the 1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Word spread that Louie was primed for a superlative performance.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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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
While speaking to Earth via a video link on Thursday, mission specialist Koch mentioned there had been a slight "priming" issue with the toilet.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 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
Taken together, these two lines of research—the broad immune priming revealed by Covid mRNA vaccines and the precision targeting achieved by cancer-specific mRNA therapies—are beginning to converge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
“I don’t like it either. God, I hate it! That woman is priming herself for a nervous breakdown. I just hope she doesn’t have it while I’m here.”
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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