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primeval

[prahy-mee-vuhl] / praɪˈmi vəl /


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Around 1944, Evans’s clowns transform into her signature symmetrical, archetypal masks and mandalas—totemic images and icons that feel urgent, primeval and alive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Asked what makes the tournament so popular, Mathews said he felt it was a primeval connection with rock and water, coupled with misty-eyed childhood memories.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

This small companion galaxy is more primeval than the Milky Way in that it possesses fewer heavy elements, which are forged in stars through nuclear fusion and supernova explosions, compared to our own galaxy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2023

There was something foreboding and primeval about it; it made the fine hairs on my arms stand up.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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