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Greece on Sunday faced multiple fronts and a growing damage toll with wildfires believed to have devastated swathes of forest and agricultural land, and the prime minister warning of "extremely difficult" days ahead.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

If elected, Le Pen has pledged to appoint Bardella as her prime minister.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

All but one of the recent mid-term changes of prime minister have been followed by an increase in the popularity of the incumbent government.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

"Our work is a prime example of how evolution seldom invents things from scratch," says Daniel Kronauer, head of the Laboratory of Social Evolution and Behavior at Rockefeller.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

Though the case had never been solved, it had originally been a prime focus of investigators, and when I returned to New York, I gathered evidentiary material related to the crime.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

The Pentagon has also prioritized research and development, publicly criticizing the traditional defense primes for allocating cash to dividends and stock buybacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Report A primes a “Does collagen work?” story.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026

A bout that should have happened in both men's primes, it now lingers as boxing's great what-if - but it appears it may finally be made a reality.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

While defense primes do have exposure to newer technologies, more of their revenue comes from established programs, said Herbert.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

He stayed up at night, trying to figure out what it is in the delivery of a tennis serve that primes his judgment.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

Brandon Nelson of Calamos Investments considers the earnings-season beat-and-raise pattern in identifying companies primed for sustainable growth and improving profit margins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

In an information environment already primed for suspicion of institutions, the director’s silence read as confirmation that something was being withheld.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

With a holiday-shortened week and a heat wave upon much of the country, investors are primed to look on the sunny side.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

During the opening 30 minutes, Bellingham's engine - primed by a season of fewer minutes in his legs relative to his Premier League counterparts - saved England on a number of occasions.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Servants, obviously primed beforehand, entered with warm water in copper ewers.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

Nasdaq is changing its procedures to put SpaceX in funds based on it and priming the pump to do the same with Anthropic and OpenAI, which have historically burned through cash.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

After years of priming us to expect speedy deliveries, the ever-growing e-commerce economy is weaning us off them—and no one seems to mind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026

As Barron’s wrote last November, the company has been priming investors for the loss of Apple’s sales for years, and it may already be factored into the stock price.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

The existence of Mas'ud's alleged confession was first revealed in 2020, when the US announced it was charging him with building and priming the bomb used on Pan Am 103.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025

The dwarf frolicked over to the nearest ballista, which his red-furred friend was priming to launch.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan