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primeval

[prahy-mee-vuhl] / praɪˈmi vəl /


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Between them, they encounter America at its most beautifully primeval.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

With a single, in-block cam, one timing chain and two valves per cylinder, Godzilla is so primitive it’s practically primeval.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

For example, how much primeval forest has been cleared for an agricultural product or how the land was previously used.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2024

The primeval compulsion inside him that he can’t name flares.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023

It was a gloomy and primeval spot, deeply shadowed in the gray dusk.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien




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