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prime

[prahym] / praɪm /






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From an England international on the cusp of greatness, Ramsdale is now in the almost unthinkable situation of being without senior football this season in the prime of his career at the age of 28.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The prime minister told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that he will go into the next election proposing a free-to-use, universally funded national care system.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

A withering moment came early in the fourth quarter with the Chargers leading, 13-10, and in prime position on the heels of a strip sack of Bills quarterback Josh Allen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Serbia's long-time populist President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday to run for prime minister in October snap elections after nearly two years of student-led protests that had been pressing for just such a poll.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

We learn each step: prime the pan, charge the piece with powder, put in the musket ball, ram down the charge, cock the match....

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

That is a faster rate of growth than larger defense primes, most of which are expected to post compound annual growth rates in the 5% to 7% range, according to Visible Alpha.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The good news is that today the enormous influx of new private capital into defense technology is putting competitive pressure on the primes, and the big manufacturers are responding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 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

Here, the Devil as it were primes the pump.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

"What we found in patient samples was that intestinal cells are primed to die. Even in patients with essentially no symptoms, there's still this persistent problem sitting there."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

The June to August season was defined by severe, back-to-back heatwaves that shut schools, dried up rivers and primed the land for devastating wildfires.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

It's a group at its peak and primed to build a legacy on.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Journalists arrived at the press conference primed to write about Coca-Cola’s apparent surrender.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

But of the people primed to be polite, the overwhelming majority—82 percent—never interrupted at all.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

The re-release of “Avengers: Endgame” was No. 1 at movie theaters over the weekend, further priming audiences for the December release of “Avengers: Doomsday.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

Their regular season consists of priming pitchers for October, not padding their resumes for awards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 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

I can’t make you reveal deeply personal details about your childhood by priming you with words like “nap” and “bottle” and “teddy bear.”

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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