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primordial

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


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They may have been generated during key moments in cosmic history, including phase transitions as the universe cooled or from primordial magnetic fields.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 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

Columbus, he says, was America’s “Adam,” its primordial icon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

One key conclusion of the research is that mining undifferentiated asteroids -- the primordial remnants of the solar system's formation considered the progenitor bodies of chondritic meteorites -- remains impractical for now.

From Science Daily • Dec. 25, 2025

With primordial black holes being so scarce, it might seem unlikely that there would be one near enough for us to observe as an individual source of gamma rays.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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