prime

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“You’ve got to be ready for prime time and you’re not,” said Birotte, a former U.S. attorney himself.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In a Wednesday prime time address, the president assured that the U.S. would eventually end the war with Iran and that the Strait of Hormuz would “open up naturally” thereafter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Otherwise, though, this was a prime ministerial address peppered with gloomy language.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

As Barron’s previously reported, machines of the future may be able to execute something called Shor’s algorithm: a quantum algorithm that can factor large numbers into their prime components.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

"Don't you fools dare follow me! For I not only have the Japanese prime minister's cat. I have his new American puppy, too!"

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein