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primordial

[prahy-mawr-dee-uhl] / praɪˈmɔr di əl /


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They may have been generated during key moments in cosmic history, including phase transitions as the universe cooled or from primordial magnetic fields.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

If anything, after a few days spent dipping my T. rex hands into the cool primordial sludge of the dinosaur fandom, Panella’s sentiment feels like an understatement.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Their idea involves the explosive death of a rare type of black hole known as a "quasi-extremal primordial black hole."

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

As he admired the innards of a primordial iPhone, Cook found himself surrounded by artifacts that trace the history of Apple from a startup in a garage to the most iconic company in America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

So if we could determine how many primordial black holes there are now, we would learn a lot about the very early stages of the universe.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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