primal
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One of our primal needs as human beings is to feel that love and positive energy, to be loved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
The $60 million production, paid for the UFC and sponsors, was a logistical Everest, but also the sort of society-shocking stunt that stirs something primal in UFC Barnum Dana White.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
"I think that's why it speaks to people on such a primal level."
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Verstappen would like F1 to change the rules, but that is because he has a fundamental, almost primal, objection to what they have done to the cars.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
There was a primal fear of void and chaos.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing primal
The Lightning Thief
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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