secondary
Example Sentences
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For example, the primary beneficiary of an IRA might be the spouse, but the form would also name children as secondary beneficiaries and perhaps grandchildren after that.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
For investors, it may be wise to be aware of those secondary effects.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Over the next decades, questions on language, literacy and occupation were refined, adding secondary work and dependency details.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
McDuffie and Watson join a secondary that includes safety Quentin Lake, who signed an extension in January, and safety Kam Curl, who re-signed with the Rams this month.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Surrounding that is the giant steel building that we see from the outside, known as secondary containment.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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