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primeval

[prahy-mee-vuhl] / praɪˈmi vəl /


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With a single, in-block cam, one timing chain and two valves per cylinder, Godzilla is so primitive it’s practically primeval.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Both are made of the same primeval matter, and both are the same age and size.

From New York Times • May 27, 2024

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

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

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023

The early universe was filled with radiation and a plenum of matter, originally hydrogen and helium, formed from elementary particles in the dense primeval fireball.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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