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primordial

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


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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

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

"Comets are leftovers of the era of solar system formation, so they're made of 'old stuff' -- the primordial materials that made our solar system," said Bodewits.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

I alone, from the private box of my primordial egg, saw what was going on.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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