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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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Of course, Exxon Mobil’s $626 billion market value is primarily driven by its oil operations.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The Big Four accounting firm informed staff Wednesday that it would be primarily letting go of consultants who specialize in risk advisory, customer operations and financial services, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

It was approved primarily because Minetti and her partner were caring for a child they had adopted in Uruguay with serious health problems.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Wall Street once primarily looked to the cloud for signs of whether Microsoft’s hefty AI spending was paying off.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

On August 6 of that year, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, prohibiting the literacy tests that for decades had been used to keep Negroes from voting, primarily in the South.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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