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primarily

[prahy-mair-uh-lee, -mer-, prahy-mer-uh-lee, -mer-uh-] / praɪˈmɛər ə li, -ˈmɛr-, ˈpraɪ mɛr ə li, -mər ə- /




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They said nothing about housing affordability and violent crime in the years when those issues primarily afflicted South L.A. and the Eastside.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Every night, he reads murder mysteries to them, a ritual he undertakes primarily for his own pleasure.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Small caps’ outperformance so far this year has been supported primarily by improving earnings, said Oren Shiran, portfolio manager at Lazard.

From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026

The iShares and VanEck chip ETFs don’t own shares of Samsung and SK Hynix, which primarily trade in South Korea.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

They considered it promising primarily because of the man who proposed it.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow




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