primitive

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Even Cook hadn’t seen the primitive versions of the company’s most popular devices since the days when he was responsible for the supply chain to manufacture them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He said that while there is "little solid data" on the Hoveyzeh's warhead, it is thought to use a more "primitive" impact-fuzed high-explosive warhead, meaning it would detonate on or after hitting a target.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

These primitive objects, known as planetesimals, are leftover building blocks from planet formation.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

"It's a primitive sport, almost instinctive for human beings," Yuji Ano, president of the tournament's organising committee, told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

With each new fact I learned—box jellies have primitive eyes, even though they don’t have a brain—I wanted to sit with him even more.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin