primordial
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But as soon as I’m back home, some primordial instinct has me almost subconsciously reaching for my iPhone with no purpose.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 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
The model also predicts a minimum level of primordial gravitational waves, which are tiny ripples in spacetime created shortly after the Big Bang.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
In retrospect, taken collectively, much of McCarthy’s work as an actor, filmmaker and journalist hinges on the friendship motif — that primordial ache to belong, that yearning to be seen.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
She was the oldest and most primordial of the Olympians, born from the blood of Ouranos churning in the sea.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing primordial
The Call of the Wild
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This Week In Words: January 4–10, 2020
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Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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