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prime

[prahym] / praɪm /






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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

"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

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

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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