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primeval

[prahy-mee-vuhl] / praɪˈmi vəl /


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Extrapolating backward in time, Lemaître proposed the idea of a primeval atom: a singularity from which the universe emerged in a uniquely hot, dense state.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Between them, they encounter America at its most beautifully primeval.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

For example, how much primeval forest has been cleared for an agricultural product or how the land was previously used.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2024

The primeval compulsion inside him that he can’t name flares.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023

He skittered between obstacles like a primeval creature who had outwitted the modern world.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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