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[prim-i-tiv] / ˈprɪm ɪ tɪv /




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It sounds pretty primitive but that's what they're doing.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

It was this Skynet, “Terminator,” “Mad Max” future primitive sort of thing that now seems current and timely.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

The first real TV sales pitch, which ran before a Dodgers-Phillies game in 1941, was primitive: a 10-second shot of a still photograph hawking Bulova watches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“I lived in the house in the most primitive of scenarios,” she revealed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Even though Bio Gel is self-sufficient, I actually do have a primitive digestive system, mostly for “psychological reasons.”

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson




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